Information about #55474A color

#55474A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55474A falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 71, 74) — 33.3% red, 27.8% green, 29% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 4 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted neutral grey, #55474A 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 almost identical to Matterhorn (#524B4B). Slightly further away sit Emperor (#50494A) and Woody Brown (#554545).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 71, 74)), which gives #55474A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. 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, #55474A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55474A color variations

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

#55474A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55474A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#332B2D

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Black

#000000

#55474A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55474A 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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#564750

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#554756

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#55474A 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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#485256
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#48564C
#48564C

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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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#564852
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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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#4B5648
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#484B56
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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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#565348
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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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#525648
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#485653
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#4C4856
#4C4856

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Nearest named colors to #55474A

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

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Dark Grayish Crimson color link
Dark Grayish Crimson

#594248

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Grayish Rose color link
Dark Grayish Rose

#59424E

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

#55474A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55474A
  • RGB85, 71, 74
  • CMYK0, 5, 4, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 71, 74)
  • HSL347°, 9%, 31%
  • HSL Precise347.143°, 8.974%, 30.588%
  • HSV347°, 16%, 33%
  • HSB347°, 16%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.278, 0.290)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.278, 0.290, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.278, 0.290)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55474A
  • DECIMAL ID5588810
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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