What color is #553E58?

#553E58 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 #553E58?

The RGB value is 85, 62, 88: 85 red, 62 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553E58?

The complementary color is #41583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553E58 color

#553E58 rgb(85, 62, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553E58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.3% green and 34.5% blue (85, 62, 88).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#553E58 color codes

HEX	`#553E58`
RGB	`rgb(85, 62, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, 15.23, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 19.18, 322.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.23, 6.081, 10.024)`
Decimal	`5586520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553E58, 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 #553E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #553E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553e58; }
.text { color: #553e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 62 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553e58, #583e4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #553E58?: #553E58 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 #553E58?: The RGB value is 85, 62, 88: 85 red, 62 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553E58?: The complementary color is #41583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.