Information about #553040 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated pink-red rose, #553040 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Broadway (#553146). Slightly further away sit Verve (#5D2E3C) and RockrJen (#4C313E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 48, 64)), which gives #553040 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #553040 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#553040 color variations
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#553040 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#553040 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#553040 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#553040 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#553040 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 #553040 color
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Nearest named colors to #553040
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#553146
#5D2E3C
#4C313E
#592746
#4C3347
#513939
#522C35
#593737
#4F3A3C
#523936
#532934
#4D3B3C
#553040 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553040
- RGB85, 48, 64
- CMYK0, 15, 8, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 48, 64)
- HSL334°, 28%, 26%
- HSL Precise334.054°, 27.82%, 26.078%
- HSV334°, 44%, 33%
- HSB334°, 44%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.188, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.188, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.188, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID553040
- DECIMAL ID5582912
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
