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Recognised as Colour

#553C4E

  • #553C4E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#553C4E is a magenta with RGB values 85, 60, 78 and HSL 317°, 17%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#553C4E#553C4E
HEX#553C4E
RGBrgb(85, 60, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2353, 0.3059
RGB percentages33.3%, 23.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(316.8, 17.2%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.8, 29.4%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 8.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,585,998
CSS custom property--colour: #553C4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#AAC3B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C414Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#42454Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#583D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Gray · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2Black · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C5543
Analogous#4F3C55, #553C42
Triadic#4E553C, #3C4E55
Split complementary#42553C, #3C554F
Tetradic#554F3C, #3C5543, #3C4255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCA1B5
Lighter +30%#A7839D
Lighter +20%#916685
Lighter +10%#735169
Darker −10%#372733
Darker −20%#191217
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#672A56
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R85
G60
B78
Red85 (33.3%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue316.8°
Saturation (HSL)17.24%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 3C · B 4E

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