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Recognised as Colour

#55353D

  • #55353D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#55353D is a red with RGB values 85, 53, 61 and HSL 345°, 23%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#55353D#55353D
HEX#55353D
RGBrgb(85, 53, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2078, 0.2392
RGB percentages33.3%, 20.8%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(345, 23.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 37.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 28.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,584,189
CSS custom property--colour: #55353D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#AACAC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3B3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#41403Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5A3338no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 24Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Black · ΔE 30.5Gray · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 34Light slate grey · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 24.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35554D
Analogous#55354D, #553D35
Triadic#3D5535, #353D55
Split complementary#35553D, #354D55
Tetradic#4D5535, #35554D, #3D3555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE98A1
Lighter +30%#AB7885
Lighter +20%#945C6A
Lighter +10%#744954
Darker −10%#362126
Darker −20%#160E10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#662434
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R85
G53
B61
Red85 (33.3%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)23.19%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 35 · B 3D

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