What color is #553250?

#553250 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553250?

The RGB value is 85, 50, 80: 85 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553250?

The complementary color is #325537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553250 color

#553250 rgb(85, 50, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553250 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 19.6% green and 31.4% blue (85, 50, 80).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#553250 color codes

HEX	`#553250`
RGB	`rgb(85, 50, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 19.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, 21.11, -11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 24.16, 330.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.335, 4.792, 8.179)`
Decimal	`5583440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553250, 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 #553250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #553250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553250; }
.text { color: #553250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 50 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553250, #55323f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #553250?: #553250 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553250?: The RGB value is 85, 50, 80: 85 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553250?: The complementary color is #325537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.