What color is #553F15?

#553F15 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553F15?

The RGB value is 85, 63, 21: 85 red, 63 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553F15?

The complementary color is #152B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553F15?

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.

#553F15 color

#553F15 rgb(85, 63, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #553F15 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.7% green and 8.2% blue (85, 63, 21).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 60% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 75% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#553F15 color codes

HEX	`#553F15`
RGB	`rgb(85, 63, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 60%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 75%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 75%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, 4.63, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 28.88, 80.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.66, 5.541, 1.481)`
Decimal	`5586709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553F15, 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 #553F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553F15 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 #553F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553f15; }
.text { color: #553f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 63 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553f15, #4b5515); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #553F15?: #553F15 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553F15?: The RGB value is 85, 63, 21: 85 red, 63 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553F15?: The complementary color is #152B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553F15?: 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.