Information about #553039 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#553039 is a mildly saturated red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wine Berry (#522C35). Slightly further away sit Congo Brown (#593737) and Verve (#5D2E3C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 48, 57)), which gives #553039 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #553039 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#553039 color variations
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#553039 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553039 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553039 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553039 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#553039 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #553039 color
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Nearest named colors to #553039
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#522C35
#593737
#5D2E3C
#512B33
#532934
#532B32
#512C31
#513939
#523936
#4C313E
#52312F
#4F3A3C
#553039 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553039
- RGB85, 48, 57
- CMYK0, 15, 11, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 48, 57)
- HSL345°, 28%, 26%
- HSL Precise345.405°, 27.82%, 26.078%
- HSV345°, 44%, 33%
- HSB345°, 44%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.188, 0.224)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.188, 0.224, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.188, 0.224)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID553039
- DECIMAL ID5582905
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers312 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
