#553f39

Color #553f39

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 19.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#553f39

RGB

rgb(85, 63, 57)

HSL

hsl(12.9, 19.7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.9, 32.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 32.9%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.86, 8.6, 7.4)

LCH

lch(28.86, 11.35, 40.71)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.0327, 35.78)

HWB

hwb(12.9, 22.4%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#394f55

Analogous

#553941

#553f39

#554d39

Triadic

#553f39

#39553f

#3f3955

Split-complementary

#553f39

#39554d

#394155

Tetradic

#553f39

#4f5539

#394f55

#3f3955

Square

#553f39

#415539

#394f55

#4d3955

Shades

Color #553f39 mixed toward black.

#47342f

#392a26

#2a1f1c

#1c1513

#0e0a09

Tints

Color #553f39 mixed toward white.

#7a5a52

#9c766c

#b59991

#cebbb6

#e6ddda

Tones

Color #553f39 mixed toward gray.

#53403b

#50423e

#4e4340

#4c4442

#494645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c3b · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#4e4f3b · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#543c3c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #553f39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553f39]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#553f39 (#553f39) is rgb(85, 63, 57) in RGB.

No, #553f39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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