Information about #5F554F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #5F554F reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mousy Indigo (#5C544E). Slightly further away sit Artefact (#5D5250) and Half Felix (#62534E).
The recipe behind #5F554F is rgb(95, 85, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #5F554F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#5F554F color variations
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#5F554F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5F554F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5F554F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5F554F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5F554F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5F554F color
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Nearest named colors to #5F554F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5C544E
#5D5250
#62534E
#5F514E
#5D5952
#62594D
#645452
#614F4F
#5B5A50
#635A52
#595353
#585452
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5F554F
- RGB95, 85, 79
- CMYK0, 4, 6, 63
- CSSrgb(95, 85, 79)
- HSL23°, 9%, 34%
- HSL Precise22.5°, 9.195%, 34.118%
- HSV23°, 17%, 37%
- HSB23°, 17%, 37%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
- GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.333, 0.310)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.333, 0.310, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.333, 0.310)
- Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5F554F
- DECIMAL ID6247759
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
