Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #551f2f, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.6%, and its lightness is 22.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #551f2f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0406 to #4a1b29.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #551f2f, and its official name is Largest Black Slug. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 12.2% Green, and 18.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 63.5% Magenta, 44.7% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 342.2°, with saturation of 46.6% and lightness of 22.7%. The decimal value for #551f2f is 5578543, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #551f2f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
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Tints of #551f2f
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #551f2f, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.6%, and its lightness is 22.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #551f2f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a3b49 to #eae3e5.
Tones of #551f2f
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #551f2f, its pure hue is 342.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 46.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #551f2f, which range from #3a3a3a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #740022 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #551f2f
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #551f2f! For #551f2f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #551f2f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #551f2f
This color, #551f2f, consists of 33.3% Red, 12.2% Green, and 18.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 31, Blue = 47. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #551f2f is 0% Cyan, 63.5% Magenta, 44.7% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 85 | 31 | 47 |
Octal | 125 | 37 | 57 |
Hexa | #55 | #1f | #2f |
Binary | 01010101 | 00011111 | 00101111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 63 | 44 | 66 |
Octal | 0 | 77 | 54 | 102 |
Hexa | #00 | #3f | #2c | #42 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00111111 | 00101100 | 01000010 |
Analogous Colors of #551f2f
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #551f2f — which has hue 342.2° — its analogous colors are located at 12.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551f2f.
Triadic Colors of #551f2f
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #551f2f — which has hue 342.2° — its triadic colors are located at 102.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551f2f.
Complementary Color of #551f2f
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #551f2f — which has hue 342.2° — its complementary color is located at 162.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551f2f.
Split Complementary Colors of #551f2f
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #551f2f — which has hue 342.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 132.2° and 342.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551f2f.
Tetradic Colors of #551f2f
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #551f2f — which has hue 342.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 252.2°, 342.2°, 72.2°, and 162.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #551f2f.
Monochromatic Colors of #551f2f
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #551f2f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #24161a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #941a3e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #551f2f
We want to make getting started with #551f2f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #551f2f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #551f2f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #551f2f with other HTML elements.
#551f2f Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #551f2f;">The color of this text is #551f2f.</span>
#551f2f Background Color
<div style="background-color: #551f2f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #551f2f.</div>
#551f2f Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #551f2f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #551f2f.</span>
#551f2f Border Color
<div style="border: #551f2f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #551f2f.</div>
#551f2f Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #551f2f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #551f2f on a white background.</div></div>
#551f2f Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #551f2f; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #551f2f on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #551f2f to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#551f2f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #551f2f to white.</div>
Gradient from #551f2f to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#551f2f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#551f2f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #551f2f to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #551f2f
In addition to using #551f2f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #551f2f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #551f2f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 31, Blue = 47). If you need details about the color coordinates of #551f2f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #551f2f |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(85, 31, 47) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #551f2f; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #551f2f; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #551f2f; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(85, 31, 47); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#551f2f") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:85, green:31, blue:47, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:31 blue:47 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(85f, 31f, 47f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(85, 31, 47); |
#551f2f Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #551f2f the same way. For those with color blindness, #551f2f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #551f2f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #551f2f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #551f2f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #551f2f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #551f2f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 12.9:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.