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Recognised as Colour

#553C35

  • #553C35
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#553C35 is a red with RGB values 85, 60, 53 and HSL 13°, 23%, 27%. 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

#553C35#553C35
HEX#553C35
RGBrgb(85, 60, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2353, 0.2078
RGB percentages33.3%, 23.5%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(13.1, 23.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.1, 37.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 37.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,585,973
CSS custom property--colour: #553C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#AAC3CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#423F34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#484435no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5B383Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2Gray · ΔE 28.9Black · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#354E55
Analogous#55353E, #554C35
Triadic#35553C, #3C3555
Split complementary#35554C, #353E55
Tetradic#3E5535, #354E55, #4C3555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEA098
Lighter +30%#AB8378
Lighter +20%#94685C
Lighter +10%#745249
Darker −10%#362621
Darker −20%#16100E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#663224
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R85
G60
B53
Red85 (33.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue13.12°
Saturation (HSL)23.19%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 3C · B 35

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