#553E5B Color

#553E5B is rgb(85, 62, 91) in RGB and hsl(288, 19%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#553E5B

HEX#553E5B

RGBrgb(85, 62, 91)

HSLhsl(288, 19%, 30%)

HSVhsv(288, 32%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(40.1% 0.056 319.2)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #553E5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #553E5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#553E5B Complementary#445B3E Analogous#473E5B Analogous#5B3E52 Triadic#5B553E Triadic#3E5B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #553E5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#725379 #8B6595 #A283AA #B9A1BF #D0BFD4 #E4DBE6

Shades

#4A364F #413046 #36273A #2B1F2E #1F1721 #171118

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