What color is #55210E?

#55210E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55210E?

The RGB value is 85, 33, 14: 85 red, 33 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55210E?

The complementary color is #0E4255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55210E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55210E color

#55210E rgb(85, 33, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55210E is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 12.9% green and 5.5% blue (85, 33, 14).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 72% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 84% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#55210E color codes

HEX	`#55210E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 33, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 12.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 72%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 84%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.25, 22.88, 23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.25, 33.04, 46.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.37, 3.051, 0.774)`
Decimal	`5579022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55210E, 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 #55210E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55210E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #55210E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55210e; }
.text { color: #55210e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55210e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 33 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55210e, #55450e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #55210E?: #55210E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55210E?: The RGB value is 85, 33, 14: 85 red, 33 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55210E?: The complementary color is #0E4255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55210E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.