Information about #553037 color

#553037 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #553037 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 48, 55) (33.3% red, 18.8% green, 21.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 12 / 67 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#553037 is a moderately toned earthy 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 Attitude (#532B32) and Port Royale (#512B33).

The recipe behind #553037 is rgb(85, 48, 55), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #553037 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#553037 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#553037 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #553037

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Purple Kite color link
Purple Kite

#512C31

Jarrah Tree color link
Jarrah Tree

#52312F

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Avant Garde color link
Avant Garde

#5C2C30

Cherrywood color link
Cherrywood

#4E312E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#553037
  • RGB85, 48, 55
  • CMYK0, 15, 12, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 48, 55)
  • HSL349°, 28%, 26%
  • HSL Precise348.649°, 27.82%, 26.078%
  • HSV349°, 44%, 33%
  • HSB349°, 44%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.188, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.188, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.188, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID553037
  • DECIMAL ID5582903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01