#553434 Color

#553434 is rgb(85, 52, 52) in RGB, hsl(0, 24%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#553434

HEX#553434

RGBrgb(85, 52, 52)

HSLhsl(0, 24%, 27%)

HSVhsv(0, 39%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.048 19.6)

LABlab(25.84% 15.30 6.53)

LCHlch(25.84% 16.63 23.11)

What #553434 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #553434, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 5.91 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 7.8 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 7.85 Roast Coffee#704241ΔE 9.78 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 10.21 Liver#674C47ΔE 10.25

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#553434 Channel Values

How #553434 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 85 · G 52 · B 52	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 24% · L 27%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 39% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 39% · Y 39% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.9:1 vs white · 1.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #553434 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #553434

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #553434; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #553434

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #553434 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#553434

Protanopia#3B3B34

Protanomaly#473834

Deuteranopia#414133

Deuteranomaly#4A3C33

Tritanopia#553434

Tritanomaly#553434

Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #553434 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-553434: #553434;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #553434;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-553434': '#553434' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.204, blue: 0.204)

Android XML<color name="color_553434">#553434</color>

SVG fillfill="#553434"

More Red Colors

#553434 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

561010 523b35 570000 52000e 570900 52000c 5c0000 520000 5d1916 511515 5e1916 4e0707 7a0000 973a4a ad6f69 c32148 d2042d e49696 f04e1f fb9084 ff2929 ff6f61 ffc7d0 240000

#553434 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #553434?

#553434 is a dark red — rgb(85, 52, 52) in RGB and hsl(0, 24%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #553434?

#553434 is rgb(85, 52, 52) — red 85, green 52, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #553434?

#553434 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #553434 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #553434 scores 10.9:1 against white and 1.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #553434 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #553434 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.93, which is visibly different.

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