Information about #555149 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#555149 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Oilskin (#555349). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Masala (#57534B) and Blast Grey (#54514D).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 81, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #555149 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#555149 color variations
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#555149 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#555149 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#555149 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#555149 color hues
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#555149 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 #555149 color
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Nearest named colors to #555149
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#555349
#57534B
#54514D
#514F4A
#524F46
#514E4A
#5A504B
#585044
#504E4B
#50534C
#4F4E48
#4F4E4A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#555149
- RGB85, 81, 73
- CMYK0, 2, 5, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 81, 73)
- HSL40°, 8%, 31%
- HSL Precise40°, 7.595%, 30.98%
- HSV40°, 14%, 33%
- HSB40°, 14%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.318, 0.286)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.318, 0.286, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.318, 0.286)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID555149
- DECIMAL ID5591369
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
