#553b4f

Color #553b4f

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#553b4f

RGB

rgb(85, 59, 79)

HSL

hsl(313.8, 18.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.8, 30.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 7.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.44, 15.2, -7.58)

LCH

lch(28.44, 16.99, 333.5)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0479, 335.04)

HWB

hwb(313.8, 23.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b5541

Analogous

#4e3b55

#553b4f

#553b42

Triadic

#553b4f

#4f553b

#3b4f55

Split-complementary

#553b4f

#42553b

#3b554e

Tetradic

#553b4f

#55413b

#3b5541

#3b4f55

Square

#553b4f

#554e3b

#3b5541

#3b4255

Shades

Color #553b4f mixed toward black.

#473142

#392735

#2a1d27

#1c141a

#0e0a0d

Tints

Color #553b4f mixed toward white.

#795470

#9b6f91

#b493ac

#cdb7c8

#e6dbe3

Tones

Color #553b4f mixed toward gray.

#533d4e

#513f4d

#4e414b

#4c444a

#4a4649

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#4c4e4a · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#544746 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553b4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553b4f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Deep Pink #ff1493

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#553b4f (#553b4f) is rgb(85, 59, 79) in RGB.

No, #553b4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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