What color is #55373B?

#55373B 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 #55373B?

The RGB value is 85, 55, 59: 85 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55373B?

The complementary color is #375551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55373B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55373B color

#55373B rgb(85, 55, 59)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 21.6% green and 23.1% blue (85, 55, 59).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#55373B color codes

HEX	`#55373B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 55, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 21.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, 14.04, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 14.36, 12.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.902, 4.98, 4.787)`
Decimal	`5584699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55373B, 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 #55373B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55373B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #55373B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55373b; }
.text { color: #55373b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55373b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 55 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55373b, #554237); }

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Questions

What color is #55373B?: #55373B 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 #55373B?: The RGB value is 85, 55, 59: 85 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55373B?: The complementary color is #375551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55373B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.