Information about #553B34 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#553B34 is a gently muted warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Royal Brown (#523B35). Slightly further away sit Van Cleef (#523936) and Congo Brown (#593737).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 59, 52)), which gives #553B34 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #553B34 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#553B34 color variations
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#553B34 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553B34 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553B34 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553B34 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#553B34 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 #553B34 color
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Nearest named colors to #553B34
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#523B35
#523936
#593737
#513939
#5A372F
#4F4037
#594433
#4C3D30
#4F3A3C
#51412D
#594537
#4B3C39
#553B34 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553B34
- RGB85, 59, 52
- CMYK0, 10, 13, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 59, 52)
- HSL13°, 24%, 27%
- HSL Precise12.727°, 24.088%, 26.863%
- HSV13°, 39%, 33%
- HSB13°, 39%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.231, 0.204)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.231, 0.204, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.231, 0.204)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID553B34
- DECIMAL ID5585716
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
