What color is #55302B?

#55302B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55302B?

The RGB value is 85, 48, 43: 85 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55302B?

The complementary color is #2B5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55302B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55302B color

#55302B rgb(85, 48, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55302B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 18.8% green and 16.9% blue (85, 48, 43).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#55302B color codes

HEX	`#55302B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 48, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 18.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.39, 16.22, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.39, 19.28, 32.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.24, 4.22, 2.824)`
Decimal	`5582891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55302B, 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 #55302B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55302B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #55302B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55302b; }
.text { color: #55302b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55302b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 48 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55302b, #55452b); }

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Questions

What color is #55302B?: #55302B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55302B?: The RGB value is 85, 48, 43: 85 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55302B?: The complementary color is #2B5055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55302B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.