What color is #553947?

#553947 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553947?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 71: 85 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553947?

The complementary color is #395547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553947 color

#553947 rgb(85, 57, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #553947 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 27.8% blue (85, 57, 71).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#553947 color codes

HEX	`#553947`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, 14.88, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 15.31, 346.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.347, 5.313, 6.651)`
Decimal	`5585223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553947, 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 #553947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #553947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553947; }
.text { color: #553947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553947, #553939); }

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Questions

What color is #553947?: #553947 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553947?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 71: 85 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553947?: The complementary color is #395547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.