#553d3b

Color #553d3b

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#553d3b

RGB

rgb(85, 61, 59)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 18.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 30.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 30.6%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.34, 10.2, 5.37)

LCH

lch(28.34, 11.53, 27.77)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0342, 24.17)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 23.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b5355

Analogous

#553b46

#553d3b

#554a3b

Triadic

#553d3b

#3b553d

#3d3b55

Split-complementary

#553d3b

#3b554a

#3b4655

Tetradic

#553d3b

#53553b

#3b5355

#3d3b55

Square

#553d3b

#46553b

#3b5355

#4a3b55

Shades

Color #553d3b mixed toward black.

#473331

#392927

#2a1e1d

#1c1414

#0e0a0a

Tints

Color #553d3b mixed toward white.

#795754

#9b726f

#b49593

#cdb9b7

#e6dcdb

Tones

Color #553d3b mixed toward gray.

#533f3d

#51413f

#4e4241

#4c4444

#4a4646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c3b · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#4d4f3c · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#543c3c · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 11.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #553d3b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553d3b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#553d3b (#553d3b) is rgb(85, 61, 59) in RGB.

No, #553d3b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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