What color is #553B37?

#553B37 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553B37?

The RGB value is 85, 59, 55: 85 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553B37?

The complementary color is #375155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553B37 color

#553B37 rgb(85, 59, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #553B37 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.1% green and 21.6% blue (85, 59, 55).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#553B37 color codes

HEX	`#553B37`
RGB	`rgb(85, 59, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 10.85, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 12.94, 32.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6, 5.335, 4.327)`
Decimal	`5585719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553B37, 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 #553B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #553B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553b37; }
.text { color: #553b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 59 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553b37, #554a37); }

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Questions

What color is #553B37?: #553B37 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553B37?: The RGB value is 85, 59, 55: 85 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553B37?: The complementary color is #375155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.