What color is #55383D?

#55383D 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 #55383D?

The RGB value is 85, 56, 61: 85 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55383D?

The complementary color is #385550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55383D color

#55383D rgb(85, 56, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #55383D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (85, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#55383D color codes

HEX	`#55383D`
RGB	`rgb(85, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.01, 13.73, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.01, 13.9, 8.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.003, 5.097, 5.082)`
Decimal	`5584957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55383D, 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 #55383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #55383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55383d; }
.text { color: #55383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55383d, #554238); }

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Questions

What color is #55383D?: #55383D 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 #55383D?: The RGB value is 85, 56, 61: 85 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55383D?: The complementary color is #385550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.