#553939

Color #553939

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.41 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#553939

RGB

rgb(85, 57, 57)

HSL

hsl(0, 19.7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 32.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(27.17, 12.45, 5.02)

LCH

lch(27.17, 13.42, 21.96)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.0401, 19.07)

HWB

hwb(0, 22.4%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#395555

Analogous

#553947

#553939

#554739

Triadic

#553939

#395539

#393955

Split-complementary

#553939

#395547

#394755

Tetradic

#553939

#555539

#395555

#393955

Square

#553939

#475539

#395555

#473955

Shades

Color #553939 mixed toward black.

#472f2f

#392626

#2a1c1c

#1c1313

#0e0909

Tints

Color #553939 mixed toward white.

#7a5252

#9c6c6c

#b59191

#ceb6b6

#e6dada

Tones

Color #553939 mixed toward gray.

#533b3b

#503e3e

#4e4040

#4c4242

#494545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a39 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#4c4e39 · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#543939 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #553939;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553939]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#553939 (#553939) is rgb(85, 57, 57) in RGB.

No, #553939 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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