Information about #552B42 color

#552B42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#552B42 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 43, 66) — 33.3% red, 16.9% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 7 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#552B42 is a moderately toned pink-red rose that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Cerise (#592746). Slightly further away sit Broadway (#553146) and Verve (#5D2E3C).

The recipe behind #552B42 is rgb(85, 43, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. 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, #552B42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#552B42 color variations

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

#552B42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#552B42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#552B42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#552B42 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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#552B42 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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#2B553E
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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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#2B5553
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#2D552B
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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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#2B4255
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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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#55532B
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#2B553E
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#2B2D55
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Nearest named colors to #552B42

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

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

#552B42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#552B42
  • RGB85, 43, 66
  • CMYK0, 16, 7, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 43, 66)
  • HSL327°, 33%, 25%
  • HSL Precise327.143°, 32.813%, 25.098%
  • HSV327°, 49%, 33%
  • HSB327°, 49%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.169, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.169, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.169, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID552B42
  • DECIMAL ID5581634
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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