What color is #553F47?

#553F47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553F47?

The RGB value is 85, 63, 71: 85 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553F47?

The complementary color is #3F554D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553F47 color

#553F47 rgb(85, 63, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #553F47 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.7% green and 27.8% blue (85, 63, 71).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#553F47 color codes

HEX	`#553F47`
RGB	`rgb(85, 63, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.26, 11.04, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.26, 11.1, 354.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.661, 5.942, 6.756)`
Decimal	`5586759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553F47, 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 #553F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #553F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553f47; }
.text { color: #553f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 63 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553f47, #55423f); }

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Questions

What color is #553F47?: #553F47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553F47?: The RGB value is 85, 63, 71: 85 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553F47?: The complementary color is #3F554D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.