Recognised as Colour
#55333F
- #55333F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#55333F is a red with RGB values 85, 51, 63 and HSL 339°, 25%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#55333F#55333F
HEX#55333F
RGBrgb(85, 51, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2, 0.2471
RGB percentages33.3%, 20%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(338.8, 25%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.8, 40%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 25.9%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,583,679
CSS custom property--colour: #55333F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#AACCC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#335549
Analogous#553350, #553833
Triadic#3F5533, #333F55
Split complementary#335538, #335055
Tetradic#505533, #335549, #383355
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G51
B63
Red85 (33.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue338.82°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 33 · B 3F
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