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#55352E closest to Espresso

#55352E is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Espresso. In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 20.8% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(85, 53, 46)). Its HSL value is 11° hue, 30% saturation and 26% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 46% yellow and 67% black. #55352E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.85:1.

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Variations of #55352E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#55352E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#55352E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #55352E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #44402E
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C392D
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #44392D
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #44402E
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #493C2E
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5C3033
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #583330
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3D3D3D
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #443B3A

#55352E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.85:1 Very good#55352E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#55352E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#55352E in CSS

/* Espresso */
.color { color: #55352E; }
.background { background-color: #55352E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #55352E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(85 53 46);
color: hsl(11 30% 26%);
color: oklch(0.365 0.048 32.9);

#55352E FAQ

What color is #55352E?

#55352E is a dark, muted brown. Its closest named color is Espresso. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #55352E?

#55352E is rgb(85, 53, 46) in RGB, hsl(11, 30%, 26%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 46%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #55352E?

The complementary color of #55352E is #2E4E55, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #55352E?

White text has the best contrast on #55352E: 10.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #55352E a warm or cool color?

#55352E is a warm color.