Information about #55484D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #55484D reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yasna (#544A50). Slightly further away sit Dark Liver (#534B4F) and Quartz (#51484F).
The recipe behind #55484D is rgb(85, 72, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55484D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#55484D color variations
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#55484D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55484D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55484D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55484D color hues
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#55484D 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 #55484D color
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Nearest named colors to #55484D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#544A50
#534B4F
#51484F
#524B4B
#554D4F
#504A4B
#50494A
#4F484B
#59424E
#4E4A4E
#524E50
#514E4A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55484D
- RGB85, 72, 77
- CMYK0, 5, 3, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 72, 77)
- HSL337°, 8%, 31%
- HSL Precise336.923°, 8.28%, 30.784%
- HSV337°, 15%, 33%
- HSB337°, 15%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.282, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.282, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.282, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID55484D
- DECIMAL ID5589069
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
