#551B17

#551B17

Color Values

HEX

#551B17

RGB

85, 27, 23

HSL

3.9, 57.4%, 21.2%

HSV

3.9, 72.9%, 33.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 68.2%, 72.9%, 66.7%

OKLCH

0.3131 0.0872 27.2

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: RAL 8012 Red Brown

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#551B17

#175155

Analogous

#551732

#553A17

#551B17

Triadic

#551B17

#17551B

#1B1755

Split Complementary

#551B17

#17553A

#173255

Tetradic

#551B17

#325517

#175155

#3A1755

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#551B17

Protanopia

#3C3B18

Deuteranopia

#3F4418

Tritanopia

#521919

Achromatopsia

#272727

CSS Usage

background-color: #551B17;
color: #551B17;
border-color: #551B17;
Nearest Tailwind: Red 950 #450A0A

Tailwind Shades

50
#FBF4F4
100
#F6E6E4
200
#F0C9C7
300
#E5A39F
400
#D7726A
500
#C94036
600
#A1332B
700
#802923
800
#64201B
900
#491B17
950
#2E110F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

13.5:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.56:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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