What color is #550939?

#550939 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #550939?

The RGB value is 85, 9, 57: 85 red, 9 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #550939?

The complementary color is #095525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #550939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#550939 color

#550939 rgb(85, 9, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #550939 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 3.5% green and 22.4% blue (85, 9, 57).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#550939 color codes

HEX	`#550939`
RGB	`rgb(85, 9, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 3.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.56, 37.31, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.56, 38.41, 346.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.583, 2.423, 4.096)`
Decimal	`5572921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #550939, 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 #550939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#550939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #550939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #550939; }
.text { color: #550939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #550939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 9 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #550939, #550913); }

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Questions

What color is #550939?: #550939 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #550939?: The RGB value is 85, 9, 57: 85 red, 9 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #550939?: The complementary color is #095525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #550939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.