What color is #552A48?

#552A48 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552A48?

The RGB value is 85, 42, 72: 85 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552A48?

The complementary color is #2A5537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552A48 color

#552A48 rgb(85, 42, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #552A48 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 16.5% green and 28.2% blue (85, 42, 72).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 34% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#552A48 color codes

HEX	`#552A48`
RGB	`rgb(85, 42, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 16.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 34%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 51%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 15%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.85, 24.43, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.85, 26.35, 337.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.744, 4.055, 6.61)`
Decimal	`5581384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552A48, 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 #552A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #552A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552a48; }
.text { color: #552a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 42 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552a48, #552a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #552A48?: #552A48 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552A48?: The RGB value is 85, 42, 72: 85 red, 42 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552A48?: The complementary color is #2A5537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.