Information about #5E555D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5E555D is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 85, 93) — 36.9% red, 33.3% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #5E555D holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gray Dolphin (#5C5858). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Magentaish Grey (#595359) and Maltese (#585660).

In RGB terms — rgb(94, 85, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5E555D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — 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.

#5E555D color variations

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

#5E555D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5E555D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5E555D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5E555D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5E555D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5E555D

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

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Dark Magentaish Grey color link
Dark Magentaish Grey

#595359

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Quarter Fuscous Grey color link
Quarter Fuscous Grey

#595A5E

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

#5E555D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E555D
  • RGB94, 85, 93
  • CMYK0, 4, 0, 63
  • HSL307°, 5%, 35%
  • HSL Precise306.667°, 5.028%, 35.098%
  • HSV307°, 10%, 37%
  • HSB307°, 10%, 37%
  • HEX ID5E555D
  • DECIMAL ID6182237
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
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