#553e52

Color #553e52

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#553e52

RGB

rgb(85, 62, 82)

HSL

hsl(307.8, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.8, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 3.5%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.38, 13.91, -8.13)

LCH

lch(29.38, 16.11, 329.69)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0448, 330.86)

HWB

hwb(307.8, 24.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e5541

Analogous

#4c3e55

#553e52

#553e46

Triadic

#553e52

#52553e

#3e5255

Split-complementary

#553e52

#46553e

#3e554c

Tetradic

#553e52

#55413e

#3e5541

#3e5255

Square

#553e52

#554c3e

#3e5541

#3e4655

Shades

Color #553e52 mixed toward black.

#473444

#392937

#2a1f29

#1c151b

#0e0a0e

Tints

Color #553e52 mixed toward white.

#785874

#997394

#b296af

#ccb9c9

#e5dce4

Tones

Color #553e52 mixed toward gray.

#534051

#51424f

#4f444e

#4d464c

#4b484b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c4e · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#4d4f4d · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#544a49 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553e52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553e52]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#553e52 (#553e52) is rgb(85, 62, 82) in RGB.

No, #553e52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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