Information about #5E5550 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5E5550 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(94, 85, 80) — 36.9% red, 33.3% green, 31.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5E5550 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Mousy Indigo (#5C544E). Slightly further away sit Artefact (#5D5250) and Smokey Ash (#5D5952).

The recipe behind #5E5550 is rgb(94, 85, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5E5550: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #5E5550 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E5550 color variations

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

#5E5550 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E5550 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E5550 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E5550 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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#5E5550 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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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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#505E55
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#55505E
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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 #5E5550

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

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Half Felix color link
Half Felix

#62534E

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Reddish Brownish Grey color link
Reddish Brownish Grey

#595353

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Wenge color link
Wenge

#645452

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Quarter Barista color link
Quarter Barista

#614F4F

#5E5550 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5550
  • RGB94, 85, 80
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 63
  • CSSrgb(94, 85, 80)
  • HSL21°, 8%, 34%
  • HSL Precise21.429°, 8.046%, 34.118%
  • HSV21°, 15%, 37%
  • HSB21°, 15%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.333, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.333, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.333, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5E5550
  • DECIMAL ID6182224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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