What color is #55363F?

#55363F 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 #55363F?

The RGB value is 85, 54, 63: 85 red, 54 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55363F?

The complementary color is #36554C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55363F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55363F color

#55363F rgb(85, 54, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #55363F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 21.2% green and 24.7% blue (85, 54, 63).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#55363F color codes

HEX	`#55363F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 54, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 21.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, 15.35, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 15.35, 0.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.963, 4.929, 5.339)`
Decimal	`5584447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55363F, 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 #55363F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55363F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #55363F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55363f; }
.text { color: #55363f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55363f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 54 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55363f, #553c36); }

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Questions

What color is #55363F?: #55363F 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 #55363F?: The RGB value is 85, 54, 63: 85 red, 54 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55363F?: The complementary color is #36554C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55363F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.