Information about #554239 color

#554239 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#554239 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 66, 57) — 33.3% red, 25.9% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 11 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #554239 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rocky Road (#57463A). Slightly further away sit Brown Derby (#594537) and Double Oilskin (#50453A).

The recipe behind #554239 is rgb(85, 66, 57), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #554239 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#554239 color variations

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

#554239 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 #554239

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

Rocky Road color link
Rocky Road

#57463A

Brown Derby color link
Brown Derby

#594537

Soho color link
Soho

#5A463A

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554239
  • RGB85, 66, 57
  • CMYK0, 7, 11, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 66, 57)
  • HSL19°, 20%, 28%
  • HSL Precise19.286°, 19.718%, 27.843%
  • HSV19°, 33%, 33%
  • HSB19°, 33%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.259, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.259, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.259, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554239
  • DECIMAL ID5587513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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