Information about #55554E color

#55554E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #55554E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 85, 78) — 33.3% red, 33.3% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #55554E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wireless (#555350). Slightly further away sit Masala (#57534B) and Blast Grey (#54514D).

The recipe behind #55554E is rgb(85, 85, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #55554E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#55554E color variations

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

#55554E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#55554E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#43433E

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#32322F

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Black

#000000

#55554E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#666661

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Grey

#808080

#55554E 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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#52544E

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#54524E

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#55554E 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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#4E4E55
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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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#524E55
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#4E5255
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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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#55524E
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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
#55554E
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#4E5555
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#554E55
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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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#4E554E
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#4E4E55
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#554E55
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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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#4E5552
Cape Cod

#4E5552

#4E4E55
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#554E52
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Nearest named colors to #55554E

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

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Dark Greenish Grey color link
Dark Greenish Grey

#535953

Reddish Brownish Grey color link
Reddish Brownish Grey

#595353

#55554E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55554E
  • RGB85, 85, 78
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 85, 78)
  • HSL60°, 4%, 32%
  • HSL Precise60°, 4.294%, 31.961%
  • HSV60°, 8%, 33%
  • HSB60°, 8%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.333, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.333, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.333, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55554E
  • DECIMAL ID5592398
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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