What color is #55311D?

#55311D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55311D?

The RGB value is 85, 49, 29: 85 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55311D?

The complementary color is #1D4155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55311D?

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.

#55311D color

#55311D rgb(85, 49, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55311D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 19.2% green and 11.4% blue (85, 49, 29).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 49% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 66% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#55311D color codes

HEX	`#55311D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 49, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 19.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 49%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 66%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 66%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, 14.14, 19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 24.12, 54.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.067, 4.217, 1.709)`
Decimal	`5583133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55311D, 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 #55311D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55311D 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 #55311D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55311d; }
.text { color: #55311d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55311d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 49 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55311d, #554d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #55311D?: #55311D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55311D?: The RGB value is 85, 49, 29: 85 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55311D?: The complementary color is #1D4155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55311D?: 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.