Colour
#55383C
- #55383C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#55383C is a red with RGB values 85, 56, 60 and HSL 352°, 21%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#55383C#55383C
HEX#55383C
RGBrgb(85, 56, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2196, 0.2353
RGB percentages33.3%, 22%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(351.7, 20.6%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 34.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 29.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,584,956
CSS custom property--colour: #55383C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#AAC7C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#385551
Analogous#55384B, #554338
Triadic#3C5538, #383C55
Split complementary#385542, #384B55
Tetradic#4B5538, #385551, #423855
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G56
B60
Red85 (33.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue351.72°
Saturation (HSL)20.57%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 38 · B 3C
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