Information about #55442A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#55442A falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 68, 42) — 33.3% red, 26.7% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 17 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#55442A presents itself as a mildly saturated warm orange — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Gamboge (#594627). Slightly further away sit Deep Bronze (#51412D) and Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A).

The recipe behind #55442A is rgb(85, 68, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55442A: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #55442A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#55442A color variations

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

#55442A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55442A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55442A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55442A 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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#55442A 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #55442A

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

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Kakadu color link
Kakadu

#554123

Nightingale-brown color link
Nightingale-brown

#5C4827

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Antique Oak color link
Antique Oak

#5C3E29

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

#55442A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55442A
  • RGB85, 68, 42
  • CMYK0, 7, 17, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 68, 42)
  • HSL36°, 34%, 25%
  • HSL Precise36.279°, 33.858%, 24.902%
  • HSV36°, 51%, 33%
  • HSB36°, 51%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.267, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.267, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.267, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID55442A
  • DECIMAL ID5588010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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