What color is #55463C?

#55463C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55463C?

The RGB value is 85, 70, 60: 85 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55463C?

The complementary color is #3C4B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55463C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55463C color

#55463C rgb(85, 70, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #55463C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 27.5% green and 23.5% blue (85, 70, 60).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#55463C color codes

HEX	`#55463C`
RGB	`rgb(85, 70, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 27.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, 4.63, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 9.61, 61.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.752, 6.638, 5.2)`
Decimal	`5588540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55463C, 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 #55463C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55463C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #55463C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55463c; }
.text { color: #55463c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55463c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 70 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55463c, #55523c); }

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Questions

What color is #55463C?: #55463C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55463C?: The RGB value is 85, 70, 60: 85 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55463C?: The complementary color is #3C4B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55463C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.