Close to Chocolate Cosmos
#551321
#551321 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 7.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 347°, with 63% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #551321.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.99:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.50:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.99:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.50:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #551321 as they’d see it.
#551321 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #551321
What color is #551321?
#551321 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 7.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 347°, with 63% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #551321 in RGB?
#551321 is rgb(85, 19, 33): 85 red, 19 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #551321 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 78, 61, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #551321?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #551321?
Its complement #003329 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.