Information about #55534D color

#55534D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55534D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 83, 77) — 33.3% red, 32.5% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 3 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #55534D reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blast Grey (#54514D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Masala (#57534B) and Wireless (#555350).

The recipe behind #55534D is rgb(85, 83, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55534D: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #55534D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#55534D color variations

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

#55534D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #55534D

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

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55534D
  • RGB85, 83, 77
  • CMYK0, 1, 3, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 83, 77)
  • HSL45°, 5%, 32%
  • HSL Precise45°, 4.938%, 31.765%
  • HSV45°, 9%, 33%
  • HSB45°, 9%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.325, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.325, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.325, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55534D
  • DECIMAL ID5591885
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01