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#552B41

#552b41 ≈ Eggplant

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#552b41 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 16.86% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 328.57°, with 32.81% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.0404

Complementary

  1. #552b41
  2. #2b553f

Split complementary

  1. #552b41
  2. #2c552b
  3. #2b5554

Analogous

  1. #542b55
  2. #552b41
  3. #552b2c

Triadic

  1. #552b41
  2. #41552b
  3. #2b4155

Tetradic

  1. #552b41
  2. #553f2b
  3. #2b553f
  4. #2b4155

Square

  1. #552b41
  2. #55542b
  3. #2b553f
  4. #2b2c55

Monochromatic

  1. #0e070a
  2. #22111a
  3. #552b41
  4. #884568
  5. #b2678e

Shades

#552b41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #552b41
  2. #4d273b
  3. #442234
  4. #3c1e2e
  5. #331a27
  6. #2b1621
  7. #22111a
  8. #1a0d14
  9. #11090d
  10. #090407
  11. #000000

Tints

#552b41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #552b41
  2. #664054
  3. #775567
  4. #886b7a
  5. #99808d
  6. #aa95a0
  7. #bbaab3
  8. #ccbfc6
  9. #ddd5d9
  10. #eeeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#552b41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #552b41
  2. #593447
  3. #5e3c4e
  4. #624554
  5. #664d5a
  6. #6b5661
  7. #6f5e67
  8. #73676d
  9. #776f73
  10. #7c787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46343c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f3442 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a3b40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a2a33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #413141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #463540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #582a39 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-552b41 {
  color: #552b41;
}
Background
.bg-552b41 {
  background-color: #552b41;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-552b41 {
  border: 2px solid #552b41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #552b41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 43 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 33% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-552b41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #552b41, #552b2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-552b41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 43 65 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 6.50 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 8.91 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.21 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 9.96 #722f37 Wine ΔE 10.75 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 11.35 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 12.80 #aad4be Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#552b41  rgb(85, 43, 65)  hsl(329, 33%, 25%)  Eggplant
#2b553f  rgb(43, 85, 63)  hsl(149, 33%, 25%)  Hunter Green
#41552b  rgb(65, 85, 43)  hsl(89, 33%, 25%)  Army Green
#2b4155  rgb(43, 65, 85)  hsl(209, 33%, 25%)  Charcoal