Fingerprint Color

#555356

Fingerprint is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange

Inverse Color #aaaca9
Complementary Color #545653
Color Shade: violet (280° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.14% (better contrasting with white)
Fingerprint Color Sample
Fingerprint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #555356

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Fingerprint Color. The Purple Comet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Darkest Grape (#625768) for more energetic effect. Try Salt Box as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#545653 is the best complementary color to Fingerprint. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #555356 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #535356 and #565355. Thus found on the left and right of #555356 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Emperor colors as they work well with Fingerprint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fingerprint palette consists of #535653 and #555653 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#545653). Try Nandor and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #555356, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #555356 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fingerprint. Thus Nandor and Chicago giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fingerprint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Emperor, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #555356 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fingerprint tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#545653) and two others. The Chicago is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #565553 and #535456.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #555356 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Fingerprint has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 1.78% and a lightness of 33.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #555356 is made of 0.4% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.

HEX #555356
RGB Decimal rgb(85,83,86)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 0.4, 1.18, 0, 66.27
HSL hsl(280,1.78%,33.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(280,3.49%,33.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.5762,1.4535,-1.466)
XYZ xyz(8.5193,8.7897,10.0517)
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