Information about Broadway color
Basic facts about this digital color
A mildly saturated rose, #553146 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Loulou (#4C3347). Slightly further away sit Dark Cerise (#592746) and RockrJen (#4C313E).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 49, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Broadway" in the Register.
Broadway color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Broadway color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Broadway color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Broadway color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Broadway color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Broadway 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 Broadway color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Broadway
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4C3347
#592746
#4C313E
#5D2E3C
#4F3A3C
#533455
#4F2D54
#513939
#513F3F
#4D3B3C
#593737
#4C3D4E
Broadway color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#553146
- RGB85, 49, 70
- CMYK0, 14, 6, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 49, 70)
- HSL325°, 27%, 26%
- HSL Precise325°, 26.866%, 26.275%
- HSV325°, 42%, 33%
- HSB325°, 42%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.192, 0.275)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.192, 0.275, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.192, 0.275)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID553146
- DECIMAL ID5583174
- Name Length8
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- Counting from2025-01-01
