What color is #553B5B?

#553B5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553B5B?

The RGB value is 85, 59, 91: 85 red, 59 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553B5B?

The complementary color is #415B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553B5B color

#553B5B rgb(85, 59, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553B5B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.1% green and 35.7% blue (85, 59, 91).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#553B5B color codes

HEX	`#553B5B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 59, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.94, 17.84, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.94, 23.07, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.198, 5.815, 10.639)`
Decimal	`5585755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553B5B, 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 #553B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #553B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553b5b; }
.text { color: #553b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 59 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553b5b, #5b3b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #553B5B?: #553B5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553B5B?: The RGB value is 85, 59, 91: 85 red, 59 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553B5B?: The complementary color is #415B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.