What color is #552E42?

#552E42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552E42?

The RGB value is 85, 46, 66: 85 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552E42?

The complementary color is #2E5541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552E42 color

#552E42 rgb(85, 46, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #552E42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 18% green and 25.9% blue (85, 46, 66).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#552E42 color codes

HEX	`#552E42`
RGB	`rgb(85, 46, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 18%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.57, 20.9, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.57, 21.44, 347.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.707, 4.279, 5.679)`
Decimal	`5582402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552E42, 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 #552E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #552E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552e42; }
.text { color: #552e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 46 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552e42, #552e2e); }

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Questions

What color is #552E42?: #552E42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552E42?: The RGB value is 85, 46, 66: 85 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552E42?: The complementary color is #2E5541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.