Information about #564855 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #564855 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 72, 85) — 33.7% red, 28.2% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 0 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #564855 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Berlin (#554A58). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yasna (#544A50) and Dark Grayish Fuchsia (#594254).

In RGB terms — rgb(86, 72, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #564855 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#564855 color variations

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

#564855 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #564855

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

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#564855
  • RGB86, 72, 85
  • CMYK0, 5, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(86, 72, 85)
  • HSL304°, 9%, 31%
  • HSL Precise304.286°, 8.861%, 30.98%
  • HSV304°, 16%, 34%
  • HSB304°, 16%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.282, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.282, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.282, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID564855
  • DECIMAL ID5654613
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01