Information about #552520 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#552520 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 37, 32) — 33.3% red, 14.5% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 21 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #552520 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Scoria (#532620). Slightly further away sit Caput Mortuum (#592720) and Hukanui (#572A23).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 37, 32)), which gives #552520 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #552520: 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 #552520 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#552520 color variations

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

#552520 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#552520 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#552520 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#552520 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#552520 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #552520

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

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Burnt Crimson color link
Burnt Crimson

#582124

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Boiled Red Bean Brown color link
Boiled Red Bean Brown

#542D24

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

#552520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#552520 color image #552520 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#552520 color image #552520 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#552520
  • RGB85, 37, 32
  • CMYK0, 19, 21, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 37, 32)
  • HSL6°, 45%, 23%
  • HSL Precise5.66°, 45.299%, 22.941%
  • HSV6°, 62%, 33%
  • HSB6°, 62%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.145, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.145, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.145, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID552520
  • DECIMAL ID5580064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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