What color is #55323F?

#55323F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55323F?

The RGB value is 85, 50, 63: 85 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55323F?

The complementary color is #325548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55323F color

#55323F rgb(85, 50, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #55323F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (85, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#55323F color codes

HEX	`#55323F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.48, 17.89, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.48, 17.94, 355.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.784, 4.572, 5.279)`
Decimal	`5583423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55323F, 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 #55323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #55323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55323f; }
.text { color: #55323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55323f, #553732); }

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Questions

What color is #55323F?: #55323F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55323F?: The RGB value is 85, 50, 63: 85 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55323F?: The complementary color is #325548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.