Information about #554A51 color

#554A51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #554A51 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 74, 81) (33.3% red, 29% green, 31.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 67 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #554A51 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 practically indistinguishable from Yasna (#544A50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Liver (#534B4F) and Sidewinder (#554D4F).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 74, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #554A51 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #554A51 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#554A51 color variations

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

#554A51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#554A51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#554A51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#554A51 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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#554A51 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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Nearest named colors to #554A51

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

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

#554A51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554A51
  • RGB85, 74, 81
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 74, 81)
  • HSL322°, 7%, 31%
  • HSL Precise321.818°, 6.918%, 31.176%
  • HSV322°, 13%, 33%
  • HSB322°, 13%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.290, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.290, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.290, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554A51
  • DECIMAL ID5589585
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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