What color is #552D33?

#552D33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552D33?

The RGB value is 85, 45, 51: 85 red, 45 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552D33?

The complementary color is #2D554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552D33 color

#552D33 rgb(85, 45, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #552D33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 17.6% green and 20% blue (85, 45, 51).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 31% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 40% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#552D33 color codes

HEX	`#552D33`
RGB	`rgb(85, 45, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 17.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 31%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 47%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 40%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.83, 19.14, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.83, 19.61, 12.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.282, 4.048, 3.634)`
Decimal	`5582131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552D33, 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 #552D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #552D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552d33; }
.text { color: #552d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 45 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552d33, #553b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #552D33?: #552D33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552D33?: The RGB value is 85, 45, 51: 85 red, 45 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552D33?: The complementary color is #2D554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.