What color is #553547?

#553547 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 #553547?

The RGB value is 85, 53, 71: 85 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553547?

The complementary color is #355543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553547 color

#553547 rgb(85, 53, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553547 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20.8% green and 27.8% blue (85, 53, 71).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#553547 color codes

HEX	`#553547`
RGB	`rgb(85, 53, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 20.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, 17.43, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 18.18, 343.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.157, 4.933, 6.588)`
Decimal	`5584199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553547, 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 #553547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #553547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553547; }
.text { color: #553547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 53 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553547, #553537); }

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Questions

What color is #553547?: #553547 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 #553547?: The RGB value is 85, 53, 71: 85 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553547?: The complementary color is #355543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.