Information about #575855 color

#575855 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#575855 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(87, 88, 85) — 34.1% red, 34.5% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 1 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#575855 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Baltic Sea (#565657). Slightly further away sit Dark Olivish Grey (#595953) and Torque (#5A5755).

In RGB terms — rgb(87, 88, 85) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #575855: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #575855 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#575855 color variations

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

#575855 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 #575855

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#575855
  • RGB87, 88, 85
  • CMYK0, 0, 1, 65
  • CSSrgb(87, 88, 85)
  • HSL80°, 2%, 34%
  • HSL Precise80°, 1.734%, 33.922%
  • HSV80°, 3%, 35%
  • HSB80°, 3%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.345, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.345, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.345, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID575855
  • DECIMAL ID5724245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01