What color is #553D37?

#553D37 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 #553D37?

The RGB value is 85, 61, 55: 85 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553D37?

The complementary color is #374F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553D37 color

#553D37 rgb(85, 61, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #553D37 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 23.9% green and 21.6% blue (85, 61, 55).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#553D37 color codes

HEX	`#553D37`
RGB	`rgb(85, 61, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 23.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, 9.57, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 12.37, 39.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.105, 5.545, 4.362)`
Decimal	`5586231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553D37, 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 #553D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #553D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553d37; }
.text { color: #553d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 61 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553d37, #554c37); }

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Questions

What color is #553D37?: #553D37 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 #553D37?: The RGB value is 85, 61, 55: 85 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553D37?: The complementary color is #374F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.