Information about #55051B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55051B presents itself as a pure, full-strength romantic rose — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Scarlet (#560319). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castro (#52001F) and Deep Crimson (#590016).
The recipe behind #55051B is rgb(85, 5, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55051B: 14.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #55051B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#55051B color variations
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#55051B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55051B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55051B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55051B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55051B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #55051B color
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Nearest named colors to #55051B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#560319
#52001F
#590016
#520C17
#590021
#58111A
#4D0211
#610C1D
#541012
#59000B
#561426
#660C21
#55051B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55051B
- RGB85, 5, 27
- CMYK0, 31, 23, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 5, 27)
- HSL344°, 89%, 18%
- HSL Precise343.5°, 88.889%, 17.647%
- HSV344°, 94%, 33%
- HSB344°, 94%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.020, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.020, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.020, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID55051B
- DECIMAL ID5571867
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
