Information about #552525 color

#552525 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#552525 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 37, 37) — 33.3% red, 14.5% green, 14.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 19 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced earthy red, #552525 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lonestar (#522426). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Burnt Crimson (#582124) and Scoria (#532620).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 37, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #552525: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #552525 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#552525 color variations

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

#552525 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #552525

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

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Zibibbo color link
Zibibbo

#51242B

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Mulberry Dye color link
Mulberry Dye

#59292C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#552525
  • RGB85, 37, 37
  • CMYK0, 19, 19, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 37, 37)
  • HSL0°, 39%, 24%
  • HSL Precise0°, 39.344%, 23.922%
  • HSV0°, 56%, 33%
  • HSB0°, 56%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.145, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.145, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.145, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID552525
  • DECIMAL ID5580069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01