What color is #55452A?

#55452A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55452A?

The RGB value is 85, 69, 42: 85 red, 69 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55452A?

The complementary color is #2A3A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55452A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55452A color

#55452A rgb(85, 69, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55452A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.1% green and 16.5% blue (85, 69, 42).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 34% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 51% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#55452A color codes

HEX	`#55452A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 69, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 34%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 51%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 51%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.29, 2.74, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.29, 19.04, 81.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.293, 6.355, 3.085)`
Decimal	`5588266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55452A, 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 #55452A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55452A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #55452A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55452a; }
.text { color: #55452a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55452a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 69 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55452a, #50552a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #55452A?: #55452A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55452A?: The RGB value is 85, 69, 42: 85 red, 69 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55452A?: The complementary color is #2A3A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55452A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.