Information about Artefact color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #5D5250 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mousy Indigo (#5C544E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Taupe (#5F514E) and Don Juan (#5A4F51).
In RGB terms — rgb(93, 82, 80) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5D5250 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Artefact" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Artefact color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Artefact color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Artefact color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Artefact color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Artefact color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Artefact 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Artefact color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Artefact
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#5C544E
#5F514E
#5A4F51
#595353
#614F4F
#62534E
#585452
#5A504B
#5D5952
#565051
#645452
#5A5755
Artefact color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5D5250
- RGB93, 82, 80
- CMYK0, 4, 5, 64
- CSSrgb(93, 82, 80)
- HSL9°, 8%, 34%
- HSL Precise9.231°, 7.514%, 33.922%
- HSV9°, 14%, 36%
- HSB9°, 14%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.365
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
- GLSLvec3(0.365, 0.322, 0.314)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.365, 0.322, 0.314, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.365, 0.322, 0.314)
- Percentage of Red in RGB36.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5D5250
- DECIMAL ID6115920
- Name Length8
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- Counting from2025-01-01
