Information about #55441A color

#55441A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55441A falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 68, 26) — 33.3% red, 26.7% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 23 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #55441A stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kakadu (#554123). Slightly further away sit Earthtone (#5D3A1A) and Dark Gamboge (#594627).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 68, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55441A: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #55441A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#55441A color variations

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#55441A 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 #55441A

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

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Carnaby Tan color link
Carnaby Tan

#5B3A24

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55441A
  • RGB85, 68, 26
  • CMYK0, 7, 23, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 68, 26)
  • HSL43°, 53%, 22%
  • HSL Precise42.712°, 53.153%, 21.765%
  • HSV43°, 69%, 33%
  • HSB43°, 69%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.267, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.267, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.267, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID55441A
  • DECIMAL ID5587994
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01