Information about #555949 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #555949 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 89, 73) — 33.3% red, 34.9% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 6 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#555949 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magnetic (#555A4C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Raptor (#585847) and Oilskin (#555349).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 89, 73) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #555949: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. 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, #555949 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555949 color variations

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

#555949 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555949 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555949 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555949 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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#555949 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 #555949

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

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Dark Grayish Olive color link
Dark Grayish Olive

#595942

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Vault color link
Vault

#565740

#555949 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555949
  • RGB85, 89, 73
  • CMYK2, 0, 6, 65
  • CSSrgb(85, 89, 73)
  • HSL75°, 10%, 32%
  • HSL Precise75°, 9.877%, 31.765%
  • HSV75°, 18%, 35%
  • HSB75°, 18%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.349, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.349, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.349, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555949
  • DECIMAL ID5593417
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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