What color is #55450E?

#55450E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55450E?

The RGB value is 85, 69, 14: 85 red, 69 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55450E?

The complementary color is #0E1E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55450E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55450E color

#55450E rgb(85, 69, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55450E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.1% green and 5.5% blue (85, 69, 14).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 72% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 84% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#55450E color codes

HEX	`#55450E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 69, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 72%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 84%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 84%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.96, 0.47, 33.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.96, 33.51, 89.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.954, 6.22, 1.302)`
Decimal	`5588238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55450E, 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 #55450E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55450E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #55450E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55450e; }
.text { color: #55450e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55450e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 69 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55450e, #42550e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #55450E?: #55450E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55450E?: The RGB value is 85, 69, 14: 85 red, 69 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55450E?: The complementary color is #0E1E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55450E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.