Information about #55253F color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55253F presents itself as a softly balanced rose — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Cerise (#592746). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black Rose (#532934) and Verve (#5D2E3C).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 37, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #55253F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #55253F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#55253F color variations
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#55253F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55253F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55253F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55253F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55253F 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 #55253F color
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Nearest named colors to #55253F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#592746
#532934
#5D2E3C
#522C35
#553146
#512B33
#491E3C
#532B32
#4C313E
#512C31
#551F2F
#5C2C30
#55253F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55253F
- RGB85, 37, 63
- CMYK0, 19, 9, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 37, 63)
- HSL328°, 39%, 24%
- HSL Precise327.5°, 39.344%, 23.922%
- HSV328°, 56%, 33%
- HSB328°, 56%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.145, 0.247)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.145, 0.247, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.145, 0.247)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID55253F
- DECIMAL ID5580095
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
