#553a14 Color Information

#553a14 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #553a14. In RGB, it consists of 33.3% Red, 22.7% Green, and 7.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 31.8% Magenta, 76.5% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 35.1°, with saturation of 61.9% and lightness of 20.6%. The decimal value for #553a14 is 5585428, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #553a14 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#553a14 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color85, 58, 20 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color33.3%, 22.7%, 7.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.667, 0.773, 0.922 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.318, 0.765, 0.667 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color35.1°, 61.9%, 20.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color35.1°, 76.5%, 33.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.386, 5.008, 1.345 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 85, 20 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5585428 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color26.757, 7.746, 27.491 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)26.757, 28.562, 74.264 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color26.757, 19.822, 22.544 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color22.378, 3.796, 12.102 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.459, 0.427, 5.008 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283775508 / 0xff553a14 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663300 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #553a14

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #553a14, its pure hue is 35.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.9%, and its lightness is 20.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #553a14, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0703 to #4a3312.

Tints of #553a14

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #553a14, its pure hue is 35.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.9%, and its lightness is 20.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #553a14, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6a5331 to #eae6e2.

Tones of #553a14

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #553a14, its pure hue is 35.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #553a14, which range from #353535 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #693d00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #553a14

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #553a14! For #553a14, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #553a14. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #553a14

This color, #553a14, consists of 33.3% Red, 22.7% Green, and 7.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 85, Green = 58, Blue = 20. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #553a14 is 0% Cyan, 31.8% Magenta, 76.5% Yellow, and 66.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R33.3%
C0.0%
G22.7%
M31.8%
B7.8%
Y76.5%
K66.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 85 58 20
Octal 125 72 24
Hexa #55 #3a #14
Binary 01010101 00111010 00010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 31 76 66
Octal 0 37 114 102
Hexa #00 #1f #4c #42
Binary 00000000 00011111 01001100 01000010

Analogous Colors of #553a14

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #553a14 — which has hue 35.1° — its analogous colors are located at 5.1° and 65.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #553a14.

Triadic Colors of #553a14

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #553a14 — which has hue 35.1° — its triadic colors are located at 35.1° and 275.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #553a14.

Complementary Color of #553a14

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #553a14 — which has hue 35.1° — its complementary color is located at 215.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #553a14.

Split Complementary Colors of #553a14

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #553a14 — which has hue 35.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 35.1° and 245.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #553a14.

Tetradic Colors of #553a14

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #553a14 — which has hue 35.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 305.1°, 35.1°, 125.1°, and 215.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #553a14.

Monochromatic Colors of #553a14

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #553a14, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #261c0f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8f5a0f (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #553a14

We want to make getting started with #553a14 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #553a14 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #553a14 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #553a14 with other HTML elements.

#553a14 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #553a14.
<span style="color: #553a14;">The color of this text is #553a14.</span>

#553a14 Background Color

The background color for this text is #553a14.
<div style="background-color: #553a14; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #553a14.</div>

#553a14 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #553a14.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #553a14;">This color for the shadow of this text is #553a14.</span>

#553a14 Border Color

This is a div with border color #553a14.
<div style="border: #553a14 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #553a14.</div>

#553a14 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #553a14 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #553a14; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #553a14 on a white background.</div></div>

#553a14 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #553a14 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #553a14; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #553a14 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #553a14 to White

This is a gradient from #553a14 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#553a14,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #553a14 to white.</div>

Gradient from #553a14 to Black

This is a gradient from #553a14 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#553a14,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#553a14,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #553a14 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #553a14

In addition to using #553a14 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #553a14 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #553a14, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 85, Green = 58, Blue = 20). If you need details about the color coordinates of #553a14 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #553a14
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(85, 58, 20)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #553a14; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #553a14; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #553a14; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(85, 58, 20);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#553a14")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:85, green:58, blue:20, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:85 green:58 blue:20 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(85f, 58f, 20f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(85, 58, 20);
 

#553a14 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #553a14 the same way. For those with color blindness, #553a14 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #553a14 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #553a14 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #553a14 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #553a14 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #553a14 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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