#553b37

Color #553b37

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#553b37

RGB

rgb(85, 59, 55)

HSL

hsl(8, 21.4%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8, 35.3%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 35.3%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(27.67, 10.85, 7.04)

LCH

lch(27.67, 12.93, 32.98)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.0378, 28.8)

HWB

hwb(8, 21.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#375155

Analogous

#553742

#553b37

#554a37

Triadic

#553b37

#37553b

#3b3755

Split-complementary

#553b37

#37554a

#374255

Tetradic

#553b37

#515537

#375155

#3b3755

Square

#553b37

#425537

#375155

#4a3755

Shades

Color #553b37 mixed toward black.

#47312e

#392725

#2b1e1c

#1c1412

#0e0a09

Tints

Color #553b37 mixed toward white.

#7b554f

#9e7069

#b6948f

#cfb8b4

#e7dbda

Tones

Color #553b37 mixed toward gray.

#533d3a

#503f3c

#4e413f

#4b4241

#494444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b38 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4e38 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#543939 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553b37;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553b37]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#553b37 (#553b37) is rgb(85, 59, 55) in RGB.

No, #553b37 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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