What color is #55453F?

#55453F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55453F?

The RGB value is 85, 69, 63: 85 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55453F?

The complementary color is #3F4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55453F color

#55453F rgb(85, 69, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55453F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (85, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#55453F color codes

HEX	`#55453F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 26%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 5.76, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 8.46, 47.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.772, 6.547, 5.609)`
Decimal	`5588287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55453F, 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 #55453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #55453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55453f; }
.text { color: #55453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55453f, #55503f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #55453F?: #55453F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55453F?: The RGB value is 85, 69, 63: 85 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55453F?: The complementary color is #3F4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.