What color is #553345?

#553345 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553345?

The RGB value is 85, 51, 69: 85 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553345?

The complementary color is #335543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553345 color

#553345 rgb(85, 51, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553345 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20% green and 27.1% blue (85, 51, 69).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#553345 color codes

HEX	`#553345`
RGB	`rgb(85, 51, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.95, 18.32, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.95, 18.92, 345.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.004, 4.729, 6.226)`
Decimal	`5583685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553345, 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 #553345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #553345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553345; }
.text { color: #553345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 51 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553345, #553334); }

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Questions

What color is #553345?: #553345 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553345?: The RGB value is 85, 51, 69: 85 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553345?: The complementary color is #335543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.