What color is #553341?

#553341 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553341?

The RGB value is 85, 51, 65: 85 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553341?

The complementary color is #335547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553341 color

#553341 rgb(85, 51, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #553341 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20% green and 25.5% blue (85, 51, 65).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#553341 color codes

HEX	`#553341`
RGB	`rgb(85, 51, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 17.6, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 17.75, 352.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.884, 4.681, 5.594)`
Decimal	`5583681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553341, 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 #553341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #553341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553341; }
.text { color: #553341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 51 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553341, #553633); }

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Questions

What color is #553341?: #553341 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553341?: The RGB value is 85, 51, 65: 85 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553341?: The complementary color is #335547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.