Information about #552A2B color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated warm red, #552A2B carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Filmpro Burnt Sienna (#522C2B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mulberry Dye (#59292C) and Dark Amaranth (#59272D).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 42, 43)), which gives #552A2B its character. If you plan to put text on a #552A2B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #552A2B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#552A2B color variations
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#552A2B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#552A2B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#552A2B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#552A2B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#552A2B 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 #552A2B color
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Nearest named colors to #552A2B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#522C2B
#59292C
#59272D
#582F2B
#542F27
#51242B
#532B32
#512C31
#542D24
#4E2728
#572A23
#522426
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#552A2B
- RGB85, 42, 43
- CMYK0, 17, 16, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 42, 43)
- HSL359°, 34%, 25%
- HSL Precise358.605°, 33.858%, 24.902%
- HSV359°, 51%, 33%
- HSB359°, 51%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.165, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.165, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.165, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID552A2B
- DECIMAL ID5581355
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
