Information about #554951 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#554951 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 73, 81) — 33.3% red, 28.6% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 2 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#554951 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Yasna (#544A50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Liver (#534B4F) and Sidewinder (#554D4F).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 73, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #554951: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #554951 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#554951 color variations

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

#554951 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#554951 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#554951 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#554951 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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#554951 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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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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Oilskin

#555349

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Nearest named colors to #554951

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

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

#554951 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554951
  • RGB85, 73, 81
  • CMYK0, 5, 2, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 73, 81)
  • HSL320°, 8%, 31%
  • HSL Precise320°, 7.595%, 30.98%
  • HSV320°, 14%, 33%
  • HSB320°, 14%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.286, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.286, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.286, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554951
  • DECIMAL ID5589329
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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