What color is #553F50?

#553F50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #553F50?

The RGB value is 85, 63, 80: 85 red, 63 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #553F50?

The complementary color is #3F5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #553F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#553F50 color

#553F50 rgb(85, 63, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #553F50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 24.7% green and 31.4% blue (85, 63, 80).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#553F50 color codes

HEX	`#553F50`
RGB	`rgb(85, 63, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 24.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.58, 12.84, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.58, 14.41, 333.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.972, 6.066, 8.391)`
Decimal	`5586768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #553F50, 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 #553F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#553F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #553F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #553f50; }
.text { color: #553f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #553f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 63 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #553f50, #553f45); }

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Questions

What color is #553F50?: #553F50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #553F50?: The RGB value is 85, 63, 80: 85 red, 63 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #553F50?: The complementary color is #3F5544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #553F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.