Information about Ebony color

#555D50 - Ebony color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #555D50 ("Ebony") belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(85, 93, 80) (33.3% red, 36.5% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 3 / 0 / 5 / 64 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #555D50 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Magnetic (#555A4C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Greenish Grey (#535953) and Easy Rider (#535E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 93, 80) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #555D50: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Ebony" in the Register.

Ebony color variations

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

Ebony color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Ebony

#555D50
#76816E

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#98A291

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#BAC1B6

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#DCE0DA

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White

#FFFFFF

Ebony color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Ebony

#555D50
#444A3F

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#33382F

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#22251F

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#11120F

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Black

#000000

Ebony color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Ebony

#555D50
#5D6458

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#656B62

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#6E726B

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#767975

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Grey

#808080

Ebony color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4F5D5B

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#4F5D55

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#4F5D4F

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Ebony

#555D50
#5A5D4F

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#5D5B4F

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#5D554F

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Ebony 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
#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#58505E
#58505E

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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
#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#5E505C
#5E505C

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#51505E
#51505E

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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
#505E51
#505E51

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#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#5C5E50
#5C5E50

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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
#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#50555E
#50555E

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#5E5055
#5E5055

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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
#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#505E58
#505E58

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#58505E
#58505E

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#5E5055
#5E5055

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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
#555D50
Ebony

#555D50

#505C5E
#505C5E

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#58505E
#58505E

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#5E5150
#5E5150

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Nearest named colors to Ebony

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Dark Greenish Grey color link
Dark Greenish Grey

#535953

Dark Olivish Grey color link
Dark Olivish Grey

#595953

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Feldgrau color link
Feldgrau

#4D5D53

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Ebony color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555D50
  • RGB85, 93, 80
  • CMYK3, 0, 5, 64
  • CSSrgb(85, 93, 80)
  • HSL97°, 8%, 34%
  • HSL Precise96.923°, 7.514%, 33.922%
  • HSV97°, 14%, 36%
  • HSB97°, 14%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.365, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.365, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.365, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555D50
  • DECIMAL ID5594448
  • Name Length5
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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