Information about #555D6D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#555D6D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 93, 109) — 33.3% red, 36.5% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 6 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#555D6D is a softly toned sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit 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 Snapshot (#505F67).

The recipe behind #555D6D is rgb(85, 93, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #555D6D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#555D6D color variations

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

#555D6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#555D6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#555D6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#555D6D 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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#555D6D 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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#696D55
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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 #555D6D

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

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

#555D6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555D6D
  • RGB85, 93, 109
  • CMYK9, 6, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(85, 93, 109)
  • HSL220°, 12%, 38%
  • HSL Precise220°, 12.371%, 38.039%
  • HSV220°, 22%, 43%
  • HSB220°, 22%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.365, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.365, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.365, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555D6D
  • DECIMAL ID5594477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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