What color is #553C57?

#553C57 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 #553C57?

The RGB value is 85, 60, 87: 85 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553C57?

The complementary color is #3E573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553C57 color

#553C57 rgb(85, 60, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553C57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.5% green and 34.1% blue (85, 60, 87).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#553C57 color codes

HEX	`#553C57`
RGB	`rgb(85, 60, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 31%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.03, 16.29, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.03, 20.17, 323.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.082, 5.851, 9.771)`
Decimal	`5586007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553C57, 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 #553C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #553C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553c57; }
.text { color: #553c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 60 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553c57, #573c4c); }

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Questions

What color is #553C57?: #553C57 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 #553C57?: The RGB value is 85, 60, 87: 85 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553C57?: The complementary color is #3E573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.