What color is #553B34?

#553B34 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553B34?

The RGB value is 85, 59, 52: 85 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553B34?

The complementary color is #344E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553B34 color

#553B34 rgb(85, 59, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #553B34 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.1% green and 20.4% blue (85, 59, 52).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 39% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#553B34 color codes

HEX	`#553B34`
RGB	`rgb(85, 59, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 39%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.59, 10.41, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.59, 13.69, 40.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.93, 5.308, 3.96)`
Decimal	`5585716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553B34, 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 #553B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #553B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553b34; }
.text { color: #553b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 59 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553b34, #554c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #553B34?: #553B34 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553B34?: The RGB value is 85, 59, 52: 85 red, 59 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553B34?: The complementary color is #344E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.