Information about #55494D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55494D is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 73, 77) — 33.3% red, 28.6% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 3 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #55494D sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yasna (#544A50). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Liver (#534B4F) and Matterhorn (#524B4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 73, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #55494D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #55494D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55494D color variations

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

#55494D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55494D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#443A3D

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Black

#000000

#55494D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#55494D 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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#554852

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#534855

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#55494D 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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#495355
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#49554B
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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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#4D5549
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#494D55
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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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#555149
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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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#535549
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#4B4955
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Nearest named colors to #55494D

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

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

#55494D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55494D
  • RGB85, 73, 77
  • CMYK0, 5, 3, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 73, 77)
  • HSL340°, 8%, 31%
  • HSL Precise340°, 7.595%, 30.98%
  • HSV340°, 14%, 33%
  • HSB340°, 14%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.286, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.286, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.286, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55494D
  • DECIMAL ID5589325
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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