Colour
#553B41
- #553B41
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#553B41 is a red with RGB values 85, 59, 65 and HSL 346°, 18%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#553B41#553B41
HEX#553B41
RGBrgb(85, 59, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2314, 0.2549
RGB percentages33.3%, 23.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(346.2, 18.1%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 30.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 30.6%, 23.5%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,585,729
CSS custom property--colour: #553B41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#AAC4BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B554F
Analogous#553B4E, #55423B
Triadic#41553B, #3B4155
Split complementary#3B5542, #3B4E55
Tetradic#4E553B, #3B554F, #423B55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G59
B65
Red85 (33.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)18.06%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 3B · B 41
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