#553839

Color #553839

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#553839

RGB

rgb(85, 56, 57)

HSL

hsl(357.9, 20.6%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.9, 34.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 32.9%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(26.89, 13.08, 4.62)

LCH

lch(26.89, 13.87, 19.45)

OKLCH

oklch(37.5%, 0.0416, 16.91)

HWB

hwb(357.9, 22%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#385554

Analogous

#553847

#553839

#554538

Triadic

#553839

#395538

#383955

Split-complementary

#553839

#385545

#384755

Tetradic

#553839

#555438

#385554

#383955

Square

#553839

#475538

#385554

#453855

Shades

Color #553839 mixed toward black.

#472f2f

#392526

#2a1c1c

#1c1313

#0e0909

Tints

Color #553839 mixed toward white.

#7a5052

#9d6b6c

#b69091

#ceb5b6

#e7dada

Tones

Color #553839 mixed toward gray.

#523a3b

#503d3d

#4e3f40

#4b4242

#494444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a39 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4e39 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#543939 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #553839;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553839]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#553839 (#553839) is rgb(85, 56, 57) in RGB.

No, #553839 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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