Information about #55372F color

#55372F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#55372F falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 55, 47) — 33.3% red, 21.6% green, 18.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 15 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated red, #55372F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Oak (#55342B). Slightly further away sit Triple Lumberjack (#5A372F) and Jarrah Stain (#57332C).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 55, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #55372F: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #55372F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#55372F color variations

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#55372F 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 #55372F

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

Dark Oak color link
Dark Oak

#55342B

Jarrah Stain color link
Jarrah Stain

#57332C

Jarrah Tree color link
Jarrah Tree

#52312F

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Cherrywood color link
Cherrywood

#4E312E

Espresso color link
Espresso

#4E312D

Teak Stain color link
Teak Stain

#4E3529

Moccaccino color link
Moccaccino

#582F2B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#55372F
  • RGB85, 55, 47
  • CMYK0, 12, 15, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 55, 47)
  • HSL13°, 29%, 26%
  • HSL Precise12.632°, 28.788%, 25.882%
  • HSV13°, 45%, 33%
  • HSB13°, 45%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.216, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.216, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.216, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID55372F
  • DECIMAL ID5584687
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01