Information about #555858 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #555858 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 88, 88) — 33.3% red, 34.5% green, 34.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #555858 sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a hair away from Landscape Grey (#555759). Nearby in the Register you will also find Titans Steel Grey (#54585A) and Dark Cyanish Grey (#535959).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(85, 88, 88)), which gives #555858 its character. If you plan to put text on a #555858 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555858 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555858 color variations

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

#555858 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555858 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555858 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555858 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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#555858 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 #555858

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

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Dark Cyanish Grey color link
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Dark Greenish Grey color link
Dark Greenish Grey

#535953

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Dark Magentaish Grey color link
Dark Magentaish Grey

#595359

#555858 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555858
  • RGB85, 88, 88
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(85, 88, 88)
  • HSL180°, 2%, 34%
  • HSL Precise180°, 1.734%, 33.922%
  • HSV180°, 3%, 35%
  • HSB180°, 3%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.345, 0.345)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.345, 0.345, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.345, 0.345)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555858
  • DECIMAL ID5593176
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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