What color is #553B53?

#553B53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553B53?

The RGB value is 85, 59, 83: 85 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553B53?

The complementary color is #3B553D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553B53 color

#553B53 rgb(85, 59, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553B53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.1% green and 32.5% blue (85, 59, 83).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#553B53 color codes

HEX	`#553B53`
RGB	`rgb(85, 59, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 16.05, -9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 18.88, 328.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.871, 5.684, 8.917)`
Decimal	`5585747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553B53, 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 #553B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #553B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553b53; }
.text { color: #553b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 59 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553b53, #553b46); }

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Questions

What color is #553B53?: #553B53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553B53?: The RGB value is 85, 59, 83: 85 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553B53?: The complementary color is #3B553D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.