What color is #55411B?

#55411B is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55411B?

The RGB value is 85, 65, 27: 85 red, 65 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55411B?

The complementary color is #1B2F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55411B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55411B color

#55411B rgb(85, 65, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55411B is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 25.5% green and 10.6% blue (85, 65, 27).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 68% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#55411B color codes

HEX	`#55411B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 65, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 25.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 68%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, 3.79, 25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 26.26, 81.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.835, 5.791, 1.847)`
Decimal	`5587227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55411B, 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 #55411B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55411B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #55411B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55411b; }
.text { color: #55411b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55411b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 65 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55411b, #4c551b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #55411B?: #55411B is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55411B?: The RGB value is 85, 65, 27: 85 red, 65 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55411B?: The complementary color is #1B2F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55411B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.