Information about #55451B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55451B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 69, 27) — 33.3% red, 27.1% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 23 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #55451B stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kakadu (#554123). Slightly further away sit Bronze Olive (#584C25) and Dark Gamboge (#594627).

The recipe behind #55451B is rgb(85, 69, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 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, #55451B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55451B color variations

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

#55451B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55451B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#55451B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55451B 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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#55451B 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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#281B55
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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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#551B49
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Nearest named colors to #55451B

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

Bronze Olive color link
Bronze Olive

#584C25

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Nightingale-brown color link
Nightingale-brown

#5C4827

Dark Amber color link
Dark Amber

#594D27

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Carnaby Tan color link
Carnaby Tan

#5B3A24

Bracken color link
Bracken

#5B3D27

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Mud Brown color link
Mud Brown

#60460F

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

#55451B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55451B
  • RGB85, 69, 27
  • CMYK0, 6, 23, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 69, 27)
  • HSL43°, 52%, 22%
  • HSL Precise43.448°, 51.786%, 21.961%
  • HSV43°, 68%, 33%
  • HSB43°, 68%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.271, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.271, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.271, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID55451B
  • DECIMAL ID5588251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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