Information about #552216 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#552216 is a clearly saturated warm red that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Planet (#5A2019). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scoria (#532620) and Cioccolato (#55280C).
The recipe behind #552216 is rgb(85, 34, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #552216 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #552216 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#552216 color variations
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#552216 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#552216 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#552216 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#552216 color hues
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#552216 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 #552216 color
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Nearest named colors to #552216
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5A2019
#532620
#55280C
#5D1F1E
#592720
#5D1916
#59260B
#511D22
#58181F
#582124
#60281E
#4C2322
#552216 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#552216
- RGB85, 34, 22
- CMYK0, 20, 25, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 34, 22)
- HSL11°, 59%, 21%
- HSL Precise11.429°, 58.879%, 20.98%
- HSV11°, 74%, 33%
- HSB11°, 74%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.133, 0.086)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.133, 0.086, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.133, 0.086)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID552216
- DECIMAL ID5579286
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
