Information about #550202 color

#550202 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#550202 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 2, 2) — 33.3% red, 0.8% green, 0.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 33 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #550202 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Reddish Brown (#590000). Slightly further away sit Deep Amaranth (#59000B) and Dried Blood (#4B0101).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 2, 2)), which gives #550202 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #550202: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #550202 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#550202 color variations

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

#550202 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#550202 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#550202 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#550202 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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#550202 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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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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#022B55
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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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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
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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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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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#2B5502
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Nearest named colors to #550202

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

Deep Reddish Brown color link
Deep Reddish Brown

#590000

Deep Amaranth color link
Deep Amaranth

#59000B

Dried Blood color link
Dried Blood

#4B0101

Dark Chocolate color link
Dark Chocolate

#490206

Vintage Burgundy color link
Vintage Burgundy

#5F0609

Bulgarian Rose color link
Bulgarian Rose

#480607

Marcels Burgundy color link
Marcels Burgundy

#4D0211

Blood Red color link
Blood Red

#660000

Rosewood color link
Rosewood

#65000B

Burnt Maroon color link
Burnt Maroon

#420303

Deep Brown color link
Deep Brown

#410200

Deep Crimson color link
Deep Crimson

#590016

#550202 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#550202
  • RGB85, 2, 2
  • CMYK0, 33, 33, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 2, 2)
  • HSL0°, 95%, 17%
  • HSL Precise0°, 95.402%, 17.059%
  • HSV0°, 98%, 33%
  • HSB0°, 98%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.008, 0.008)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.008, 0.008, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.008, 0.008)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID550202
  • DECIMAL ID5571074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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