What color is #553E3E?

#553E3E 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 #553E3E?

The RGB value is 85, 62, 62: 85 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553E3E?

The complementary color is #3E5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553E3E color

#553E3E rgb(85, 62, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #553E3E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.3% green and 24.3% blue (85, 62, 62).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#553E3E color codes

HEX	`#553E3E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 62, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, 10.06, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 10.8, 21.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.339, 5.725, 5.328)`
Decimal	`5586494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553E3E, 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 #553E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #553E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553e3e; }
.text { color: #553e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 62 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553e3e, #554a3e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #553E3E?: #553E3E 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 #553E3E?: The RGB value is 85, 62, 62: 85 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553E3E?: The complementary color is #3E5555, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.