What color is #553948?

#553948 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553948?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 72: 85 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553948?

The complementary color is #395546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553948 color

#553948 rgb(85, 57, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553948 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 28.2% blue (85, 57, 72).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 15% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#553948 color codes

HEX	`#553948`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 15%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, 15.08, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 15.65, 344.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.379, 5.326, 6.822)`
Decimal	`5585224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553948, 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 #553948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #553948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553948; }
.text { color: #553948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553948, #55393a); }

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Questions

What color is #553948?: #553948 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553948?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 72: 85 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553948?: The complementary color is #395546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.