What color is #55435A?

#55435A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55435A?

The RGB value is 85, 67, 90: 85 red, 67 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55435A?

The complementary color is #485A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55435A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55435A color

#55435A rgb(85, 67, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #55435A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 26.3% green and 35.3% blue (85, 67, 90).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#55435A color codes

HEX	`#55435A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 67, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 26.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.08, 12.48, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.08, 16.46, 319.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.599, 6.684, 10.561)`
Decimal	`5587802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55435A, 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 #55435A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55435A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #55435A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55435a; }
.text { color: #55435a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55435a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 67 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55435a, #5a4353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #55435A?: #55435A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55435A?: The RGB value is 85, 67, 90: 85 red, 67 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55435A?: The complementary color is #485A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55435A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.