What color is #553939?

#553939 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 #553939?

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

What is the complementary color of #553939?

The complementary color is #395555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553939 color

#553939 rgb(85, 57, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #553939 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#553939 color codes

HEX	`#553939`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, 12.45, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 13.42, 21.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.948, 5.153, 4.551)`
Decimal	`5585209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553939, 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 #553939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #553939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553939; }
.text { color: #553939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553939, #554739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #553939?: #553939 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 #553939?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 57: 85 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553939?: The complementary color is #395555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.