What color is #552D47?

#552D47 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552D47?

The RGB value is 85, 45, 71: 85 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552D47?

The complementary color is #2D553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552D47 color

#552D47 rgb(85, 45, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #552D47 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 17.6% green and 27.8% blue (85, 45, 71).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#552D47 color codes

HEX	`#552D47`
RGB	`rgb(85, 45, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 17.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 47%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, 22.43, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 23.88, 339.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.822, 4.263, 6.476)`
Decimal	`5582151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552D47, 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 #552D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #552D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552d47; }
.text { color: #552d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 45 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552d47, #552d33); }

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Questions

What color is #552D47?: #552D47 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552D47?: The RGB value is 85, 45, 71: 85 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552D47?: The complementary color is #2D553B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.