Information about #555C6D color

#555C6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#555C6D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 92, 109) — 33.3% red, 36.1% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 7 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#555C6D is a gently muted azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Slightly further away sit Black Coral (#54626F) and Hammerhead (#515769).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 92, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #555C6D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#555C6D color variations

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

#555C6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555C6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#444956

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#333741

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Black

#000000

#555C6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555C6D 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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#55656C

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#555C6D 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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#676D55
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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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#55676D
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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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#6D555C
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#5C6D55
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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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#66556D
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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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#6D5567
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#6D6655
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#556D5A
#556D5A

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Nearest named colors to #555C6D

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

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

#555C6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555C6D
  • RGB85, 92, 109
  • CMYK9, 7, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(85, 92, 109)
  • HSL223°, 12%, 38%
  • HSL Precise222.5°, 12.371%, 38.039%
  • HSV223°, 22%, 43%
  • HSB223°, 22%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.361, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.361, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.361, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555C6D
  • DECIMAL ID5594221
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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