What color is #55503A?

#55503A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55503A?

The RGB value is 85, 80, 58: 85 red, 80 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55503A?

The complementary color is #3A3F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55503A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55503A color

#55503A rgb(85, 80, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55503A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 31.4% green and 22.7% blue (85, 80, 58).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#55503A color codes

HEX	`#55503A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 80, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 31.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -1.92, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 13.88, 97.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.379, 7.974, 5.153)`
Decimal	`5591098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55503A, 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 #55503A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55503A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #55503A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55503a; }
.text { color: #55503a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55503a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 80 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55503a, #4c553a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #55503A?: #55503A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55503A?: The RGB value is 85, 80, 58: 85 red, 80 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55503A?: The complementary color is #3A3F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55503A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.