Information about Landscape Grey color

#555759 - Landscape Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#555759, known as "Landscape Grey", falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 87, 89) — 33.3% red, 34.1% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 1 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #555759 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Titans Steel Grey (#54585A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Baltic Sea (#565657) and Dark Cyanish Grey (#535959).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(85, 87, 89)), which gives #555759 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Landscape Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Landscape Grey color variations

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

Landscape Grey 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Landscape Grey

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#555759
  • RGB85, 87, 89
  • CMYK2, 1, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(85, 87, 89)
  • HSL210°, 2%, 34%
  • HSL Precise210°, 2.299%, 34.118%
  • HSV210°, 4%, 35%
  • HSB210°, 4%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.341, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.341, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.341, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID555759
  • DECIMAL ID5592921
  • Name Length14
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