Information about #55444E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#55444E presents itself as a gently muted rose — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Grayish Rose (#59424E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quartz (#51484F) and Mortar (#504351).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 68, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #55444E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. 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, #55444E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#55444E color variations
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#55444E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55444E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55444E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55444E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55444E 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 #55444E color
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Nearest named colors to #55444E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#59424E
#51484F
#504351
#544A50
#50404D
#504349
#534B4F
#594248
#594254
#4F484B
#50494A
#524B4B
#55444E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55444E
- RGB85, 68, 78
- CMYK0, 7, 3, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 68, 78)
- HSL325°, 11%, 30%
- HSL Precise324.706°, 11.111%, 30%
- HSV325°, 20%, 33%
- HSB325°, 20%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.267, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.267, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.267, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID55444E
- DECIMAL ID5588046
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
