Information about #554A47 color

#554A47 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #554A47 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 74, 71) — 33.3% red, 29% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#554A47 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Matterhorn (#524B4B). Slightly further away sit Woody Brown (#554545) and Mondo (#554D42).

In RGB terms — rgb(85, 74, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #554A47: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. 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.

#554A47 color variations

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

#554A47 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 #554A47

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

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554A47
  • RGB85, 74, 71
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 74, 71)
  • HSL13°, 9%, 31%
  • HSL Precise12.857°, 8.974%, 30.588%
  • HSV13°, 16%, 33%
  • HSB13°, 16%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.290, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.290, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.290, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554A47
  • DECIMAL ID5589575
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01