Information about #55494C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #55494C reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and 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 a hair away from Matterhorn (#524B4B). Slightly further away sit Dark Liver (#534B4F) and Yasna (#544A50).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 73, 76)), which gives #55494C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.6:1 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. #55494C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#55494C color variations
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#55494C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#55494C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#55494C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#55494C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#55494C 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 #55494C color
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Nearest named colors to #55494C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#524B4B
#534B4F
#544A50
#554D4F
#51484F
#504A4B
#50494A
#4F484B
#514E4A
#524E50
#504E4B
#4E4A4E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#55494C
- RGB85, 73, 76
- CMYK0, 5, 4, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 73, 76)
- HSL345°, 8%, 31%
- HSL Precise345°, 7.595%, 30.98%
- HSV345°, 14%, 33%
- HSB345°, 14%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.286, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.286, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.286, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID55494C
- DECIMAL ID5589324
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
