What color is #552C30?

#552C30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552C30?

The RGB value is 85, 44, 48: 85 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552C30?

The complementary color is #2C5551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552C30 color

#552C30 rgb(85, 44, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #552C30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 17.3% green and 18.8% blue (85, 44, 48).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 44% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#552C30 color codes

HEX	`#552C30`
RGB	`rgb(85, 44, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 17.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 44%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.49, 19.35, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.49, 20.21, 16.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.181, 3.947, 3.285)`
Decimal	`5581872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552C30, 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 #552C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #552C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552c30; }
.text { color: #552c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 44 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552c30, #553c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #552C30?: #552C30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552C30?: The RGB value is 85, 44, 48: 85 red, 44 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552C30?: The complementary color is #2C5551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.