What color is #55394B?

#55394B 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 #55394B?

The RGB value is 85, 57, 75: 85 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55394B?

The complementary color is #395543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55394B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55394B color

#55394B rgb(85, 57, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55394B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 22.4% green and 29.4% blue (85, 57, 75).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 12% 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 10.13:1).

#55394B color codes

HEX	`#55394B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 57, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 22.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, 15.66, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 16.77, 339.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.479, 5.366, 7.35)`
Decimal	`5585227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55394B, 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 #55394B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55394B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #55394B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55394b; }
.text { color: #55394b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55394b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 57 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55394b, #55393d); }

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Questions

What color is #55394B?: #55394B 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 #55394B?: The RGB value is 85, 57, 75: 85 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55394B?: The complementary color is #395543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55394B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.