Information about #553541 color

#553541 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#553541 falls into the Rose Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 53, 65) — 33.3% red, 20.8% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 8 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#553541 is a gently muted pink-red rose that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Broadway (#553146). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Puce (#4F3A3C) and Earlybird (#513939).

The recipe behind #553541 is rgb(85, 53, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#553541 color variations

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

#553541 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 #553541

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

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#553541
  • RGB85, 53, 65
  • CMYK0, 13, 8, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 53, 65)
  • HSL338°, 23%, 27%
  • HSL Precise337.5°, 23.188%, 27.059%
  • HSV338°, 38%, 33%
  • HSB338°, 38%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.208, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.208, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.208, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID553541
  • DECIMAL ID5584193
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01