Information about #554D44 color

#554D44 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#554D44 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 77, 68) — 33.3% red, 30.2% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 7 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #554D44 reads as a softly toned amber-leaning orange and 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 a hair away from Mondo (#554D42). Slightly further away sit Touchstone (#524F46) and Tabac (#585044).

The recipe behind #554D44 is rgb(85, 77, 68), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #554D44: 8.3:1 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.

#554D44 color variations

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

#554D44 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 #554D44

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

Mondo color link
Mondo

#554D42

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Tabac color link
Tabac

#585044

Cork color link
Cork

#5A4C42

Rock color link
Rock

#5A4D41

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

#554D44 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554D44
  • RGB85, 77, 68
  • CMYK0, 3, 7, 67
  • HSL32°, 11%, 30%
  • HSL Precise31.765°, 11.111%, 30%
  • HSV32°, 20%, 33%
  • HSB32°, 20%, 33%
  • HEX ID554D44
  • DECIMAL ID5590340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
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