Information about #552042 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#552042 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid pink-red rose — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Cerise (#592746). Slightly further away sit Rabbit Ear Iris (#491E3C) and Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F).
The recipe behind #552042 is rgb(85, 32, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #552042: 12.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #552042 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#552042 color variations
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#552042 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#552042 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#552042 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#552042 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#552042 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #552042 color
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Nearest named colors to #552042
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#592746
#491E3C
#5D1C4F
#532934
#5D2E3C
#553146
#522C35
#551F2F
#512B33
#5F1933
#532B32
#4C313E
#552042 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#552042
- RGB85, 32, 66
- CMYK0, 21, 7, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 32, 66)
- HSL322°, 45%, 23%
- HSL Precise321.509°, 45.299%, 22.941%
- HSV322°, 62%, 33%
- HSB322°, 62%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.125, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.125, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.125, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID552042
- DECIMAL ID5578818
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
