What color is #552F15?

#552F15 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #552F15?

The RGB value is 85, 47, 21: 85 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #552F15?

The complementary color is #153B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #552F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#552F15 color

#552F15 rgb(85, 47, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #552F15 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 18.4% green and 8.2% blue (85, 47, 21).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 75% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Count Chocula (#5E2D10), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#552F15 color codes

HEX	`#552F15`
RGB	`rgb(85, 47, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 18.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 75%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, 14.8, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 27.92, 57.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.899, 4.019, 1.227)`
Decimal	`5582613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #552F15, 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 #552F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#552F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #552F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #552f15; }
.text { color: #552f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 47 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #552f15, #554f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #552F15?: #552F15 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Count Chocula. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #552F15?: The RGB value is 85, 47, 21: 85 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #552F15?: The complementary color is #153B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #552F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.