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#551d37 color: Tulip Poplar Purple

#551d37 is rgb(85, 29, 55) in RGB and oklch(32.528% 0.0886 354.271) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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332°
100%

32.5%
0.089
354°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #551d37

#551d37 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 354°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.99:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tulip Poplar Purple (#531938). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-950.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #551d37 mixed with white

  1. 551d37
  2. 663248
  3. 77475b
  4. 885c6d
  5. 997281
  6. aa8895
  7. bb9fa9
  8. ccb6be
  9. ddced3
  10. eee6e9

Darker: #551d37 mixed with black

  1. 551d37
  2. 49182e
  3. 3d1326
  4. 310e1e
  5. 260916
  6. 1c050f
  7. 110308
  8. 080103
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #551d37 with less saturation

  1. 551d37
  2. 522037
  3. 4f2336
  4. 4c2636
  5. 492836
  6. 462b36
  7. 432d35
  8. 3f2f35
  9. 3c3135
  10. 383234

Questions about #551d37

What color is #551d37?

#551d37 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Tulip Poplar Purple. In RGB it is rgb(85, 29, 55), in HSL hsl(332.14, 49.12%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.528% 0.0886 354.271).

What colors go well with #551d37?

The complementary color of #551d37 is #004131. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a224d and #591d1c. The triadic partners are #343800 and #003a5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #551d37?

White text reads better on #551d37: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #551d37 a warm or cool color?

#551d37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 354 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.089.