What color is #553928?

#553928 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 #553928?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 40: 85 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553928?

The complementary color is #284455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553928 color

#553928 rgb(85, 57, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #553928 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 15.7% blue (85, 57, 40).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 36% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#553928 color codes

HEX	`#553928`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 36%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 53%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.77, 10.14, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.77, 18.57, 56.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.593, 5.011, 2.68)`
Decimal	`5585192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553928, 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 #553928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #553928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553928; }
.text { color: #553928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553928, #555028); }

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Questions

What color is #553928?: #553928 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 #553928?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 40: 85 red, 57 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553928?: The complementary color is #284455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.