What color is #553934?

#553934 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553934?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 52: 85 red, 57 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553934?

The complementary color is #345055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553934 color

#553934 rgb(85, 57, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #553934 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 20.4% blue (85, 57, 52).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 39% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#553934 color codes

HEX	`#553934`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.03, 11.69, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.03, 14.23, 34.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.829, 5.106, 3.927)`
Decimal	`5585204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553934, 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 #553934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #553934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553934; }
.text { color: #553934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553934, #554a34); }

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Questions

What color is #553934?: #553934 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553934?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 52: 85 red, 57 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553934?: The complementary color is #345055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.