What color is #A55A55?

#A55A55 is a desaturated red known as Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cheek Red?

The RGB value is 165, 90, 85: 165 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cheek Red?

The complementary color is #55A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cheek Red color: hex code #A55A55

#A55A55 rgb(165, 90, 85)

Shades of red

Cheek Red has the hex code #A55A55. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (165, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 48% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

Cheek Red (#A55A55) color codes

HEX	`#A55A55`
RGB	`rgb(165, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 48%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 48%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, 30.11, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 34.36, 28.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.814, 15.97, 10.579)`
Decimal	`10836565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cheek Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A55A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A55A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A55A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55a55; }
.text { color: #a55a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55a55, #a58255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

See #A55A55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A55A55?: #A55A55 is a desaturated red known as Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cheek Red?: The RGB value is 165, 90, 85: 165 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cheek Red?: The complementary color is #55A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.