#55403e

Color #55403e

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.52 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#55403e

RGB

rgb(85, 64, 62)

HSL

hsl(5.2, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.2, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 27.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.28, 8.78, 4.74)

LCH

lch(29.28, 9.98, 28.36)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0296, 24.75)

HWB

hwb(5.2, 24.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e5355

Analogous

#553e47

#55403e

#554b3e

Triadic

#55403e

#3e5540

#403e55

Split-complementary

#55403e

#3e554b

#3e4755

Tetradic

#55403e

#53553e

#3e5355

#403e55

Square

#55403e

#47553e

#3e5355

#4b3e55

Shades

Color #55403e mixed toward black.

#473534

#392b29

#2a201f

#1c1515

#0e0b0a

Tints

Color #55403e mixed toward white.

#785a58

#997673

#b29996

#ccbbb9

#e5dddc

Tones

Color #55403e mixed toward gray.

#534240

#514342

#4f4544

#4d4646

#4b4848

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d3e · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#4e4f3f · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#543f3f · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #55403e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55403e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#55403e (#55403e) is rgb(85, 64, 62) in RGB.

No, #55403e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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