Information about #5E554E color

#5E554E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5E554E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 85, 78) — 36.9% red, 33.3% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 6 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E554E presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 Mousy Indigo (#5C544E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Artefact (#5D5250) and Warm Taupe (#5F514E).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 85, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5E554E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E554E color variations

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

#5E554E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E554E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4B443F

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Black

#000000

#5E554E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E554E 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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#5E554E 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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#5F4F50
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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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#4F5F56
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#564F5F
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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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#585F4F
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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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#505F4F
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#4F585F
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#5D4F5F
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Nearest named colors to #5E554E

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

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Quarter Barista color link
Quarter Barista

#614F4F

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Alcatraz color link
Alcatraz

#5A504B

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

#5E554E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E554E
  • RGB94, 85, 78
  • CMYK0, 4, 6, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 85, 78)
  • HSL26°, 9%, 34%
  • HSL Precise26.25°, 9.302%, 33.725%
  • HSV26°, 17%, 37%
  • HSB26°, 17%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.333, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.333, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.333, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E554E
  • DECIMAL ID6182222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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