What color is #553322?

#553322 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553322?

The RGB value is 85, 51, 34: 85 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553322?

The complementary color is #224455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553322 color

#553322 rgb(85, 51, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #553322 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (85, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#553322 color codes

HEX	`#553322`
RGB	`rgb(85, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 60%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, 13.33, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 21.71, 52.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.219, 4.415, 2.09)`
Decimal	`5583650`
Short hex	`#532`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553322, 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 #553322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #553322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553322; }
.text { color: #553322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553322, #554c22); }

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Questions

What color is #553322?: #553322 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553322?: The RGB value is 85, 51, 34: 85 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553322?: The complementary color is #224455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.