What color is #55373A?

#55373A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55373A?

The RGB value is 85, 55, 58: 85 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55373A?

The complementary color is #375552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55373A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55373A color

#55373A rgb(85, 55, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #55373A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 21.6% green and 22.7% blue (85, 55, 58).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#55373A color codes

HEX	`#55373A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 55, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 21.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.65, 13.88, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.65, 14.35, 14.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.876, 4.97, 4.652)`
Decimal	`5584698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55373A, 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 #55373A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55373A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #55373A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55373a; }
.text { color: #55373a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55373a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 55 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55373a, #554337); }

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Questions

What color is #55373A?: #55373A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55373A?: The RGB value is 85, 55, 58: 85 red, 55 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55373A?: The complementary color is #375552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55373A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.