Information about #85555F color

#85555F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85555F falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 85, 95) — 52.2% red, 33.3% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 15 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #85555F reads as a softly toned earthy red and feels open and friendly. 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 a hair away from Dull Purple (#7F525D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Renaissance (#885A64) and Dark Mauve (#874C62).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 85, 95) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #85555F: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. #85555F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85555F color variations

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

#85555F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BA949C

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#D1B8BD

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White

#FFFFFF

#85555F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6B444C

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#503339

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#352226

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Black

#000000

#85555F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#84656B

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Grey

#808080

#85555F 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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#857255

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#855572

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#855585

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#725585

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#85555F 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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#56867C
#56867C

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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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#567786
#567786

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#568664
#568664

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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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#865677
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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
#85555F
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#5F8656
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#565F86
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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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#867C56
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#56867C
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#565F86
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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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#778656
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#56867C
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#645686
#645686

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Nearest named colors to #85555F

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

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Deep Taupe color link
Deep Taupe

#7E5E60

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Half Lumberjack color link
Half Lumberjack

#845A53

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Cosmic color link
Cosmic

#794D60

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

#85555F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85555F
  • RGB133, 85, 95
  • CMYK0, 19, 15, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 85, 95)
  • HSL348°, 22%, 43%
  • HSL Precise347.5°, 22.018%, 42.745%
  • HSV348°, 36%, 52%
  • HSB348°, 36%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.333, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.333, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.333, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85555F
  • DECIMAL ID8738143
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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