What color is #553C45?

#553C45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553C45?

The RGB value is 85, 60, 69: 85 red, 60 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553C45?

The complementary color is #3C554C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553C45 color

#553C45 rgb(85, 60, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #553C45 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.5% green and 27.1% blue (85, 60, 69).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#553C45 color codes

HEX	`#553C45`
RGB	`rgb(85, 60, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.36, 12.59, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.36, 12.64, 354.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.436, 5.593, 6.37)`
Decimal	`5585989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553C45, 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 #553C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #553C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553c45; }
.text { color: #553c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 60 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553c45, #553f3c); }

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Questions

What color is #553C45?: #553C45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553C45?: The RGB value is 85, 60, 69: 85 red, 60 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553C45?: The complementary color is #3C554C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.