What color is #55391F?

#55391F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55391F?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 31: 85 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55391F?

The complementary color is #1F3B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55391F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55391F color

#55391F rgb(85, 57, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55391F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 12.2% blue (85, 57, 31).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 64% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#55391F color codes

HEX	`#55391F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 64%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 64%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 9.22, 21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 22.94, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.457, 4.957, 1.965)`
Decimal	`5585183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55391F, 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 #55391F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55391F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #55391F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55391f; }
.text { color: #55391f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55391f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55391f, #55541f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #55391F?: #55391F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55391F?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 31: 85 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55391F?: The complementary color is #1F3B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55391F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.