Recognised as Colour
#55282D
- #55282D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#55282D is a red with RGB values 85, 40, 45 and HSL 353°, 36%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#55282D#55282D
HEX#55282D
RGBrgb(85, 40, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1569, 0.1765
RGB percentages33.3%, 15.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(353.3, 36%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 52.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 52.9%, 47.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,580,845
CSS custom property--colour: #55282D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#AAD7D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#285550
Analogous#552844, #553928
Triadic#2D5528, #282D55
Split complementary#285539, #284455
Tetradic#445528, #285550, #392855
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G40
B45
Red85 (33.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue353.33°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 28 · B 2D
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