Information about #554F52 color

#554F52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #554F52 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 79, 82) — 33.3% red, 31% green, 32.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 1 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #554F52 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Vampire Gray (#565051). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sidewinder (#554D4F) and Basalt (#524E50).

The recipe behind #554F52 is rgb(85, 79, 82), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #554F52: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #554F52 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#554F52 color variations

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

#554F52 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 #554F52

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

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554F52
  • RGB85, 79, 82
  • CMYK0, 2, 1, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 79, 82)
  • HSL330°, 4%, 32%
  • HSL Precise330°, 3.659%, 32.157%
  • HSV330°, 7%, 33%
  • HSB330°, 7%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.310, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.310, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.310, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554F52
  • DECIMAL ID5590866
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01