Information about #555B5C color

#555B5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #555B5C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 91, 92) (33.3% red, 35.7% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 0 / 64 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #555B5C reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Tuna (#55585C). Slightly further away sit Bright Grey (#57595D) and Titans Steel Grey (#54585A).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 91, 92) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555B5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555B5C color variations

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

#555B5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555B5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555B5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#666A6B

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#767878

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Grey

#808080

#555B5C 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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Half Tuna

#55585C
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#555C58

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#555B5C 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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#5D5A56
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#5D5658
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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
#555B5C
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#5D565C
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#5C5D56
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

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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#57565D
#57565D

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#5C5D56
Half Gravel

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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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#5A565D
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#5D5756
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#585D56
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Nearest named colors to #555B5C

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

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Dark Cyanish Grey color link
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

Quarter Fuscous Grey color link
Quarter Fuscous Grey

#595A5E

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

#555B5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555B5C
  • RGB85, 91, 92
  • CMYK3, 0, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(85, 91, 92)
  • HSL189°, 4%, 35%
  • HSL Precise188.571°, 3.955%, 34.706%
  • HSV189°, 8%, 36%
  • HSB189°, 8%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.357, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.357, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.357, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555B5C
  • DECIMAL ID5593948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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