The Autumnal Bluff circa Settling

#55545b RGB(85,84,91)

About this color

The Autumnal Bluff circa Settling occupies the dark, achromatic end of the grey spectrum, defined by its coordinates #55545b — RGB(85, 84, 91).

#55545bRGB(85, 84, 91)

HSL 249° · 4% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
The Autumnal Bluff circa Settling
HEX
#55545b
RGB
rgb(85,84,91)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,32.9%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(249,4%,34%)
HSV
hsv(249,8%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,8,0,64)
LAB
lab(36,2,-4)
LCH
lch(36,4,297)
sRGB
(0.333,0.329,0.357)
HEX8
#55545bff
CSS Name
Decimal
085084091

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
4%
Hue
249°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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