Information about #552247 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #552247 reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Cerise (#592746). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F) and Broadway (#553146).
The recipe behind #552247 is rgb(85, 34, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #552247 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #552247 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#552247 color variations
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#552247 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#552247 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#552247 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#552247 color hues
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#552247 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 #552247 color
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Nearest named colors to #552247
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#592746
#5D1C4F
#553146
#491E3C
#4F2D54
#5D2E3C
#532759
#5D1451
#56225A
#4C3347
#4C313E
#43254F
#552247 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#552247
- RGB85, 34, 71
- CMYK0, 20, 5, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 34, 71)
- HSL316°, 43%, 23%
- HSL Precise316.471°, 42.857%, 23.333%
- HSV316°, 60%, 33%
- HSB316°, 60%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.133, 0.278)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.133, 0.278, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.133, 0.278)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID552247
- DECIMAL ID5579335
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
