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#504E58

#504e58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#504e58 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 30.59% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.09% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 6.02% saturation and 32.55% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0786

Complementary

  1. #504e58
  2. #56584e

Split complementary

  1. #504e58
  2. #58554e
  3. #51584e

Analogous

  1. #4e5158
  2. #504e58
  3. #554e58

Triadic

  1. #504e58
  2. #58504e
  3. #4e5850

Tetradic

  1. #504e58
  2. #584e56
  3. #56584e
  4. #4e5850

Square

  1. #504e58
  2. #584e51
  3. #56584e
  4. #4e5855

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #2b2a2f
  3. #504e58
  4. #757281
  5. #9c9aa5

Shades

#504e58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #504e58
  2. #48464f
  3. #403e46
  4. #38373e
  5. #302f35
  6. #28272c
  7. #201f23
  8. #18171a
  9. #101012
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#504e58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #504e58
  2. #626069
  3. #737179
  4. #85838a
  5. #96959b
  6. #a8a7ac
  7. #b9b8bc
  8. #cbcacd
  9. #dcdcde
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#504e58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #504e58
  2. #55535c
  3. #5a5860
  4. #5e5d64
  5. #636268
  6. #68676c
  7. #6d6c70
  8. #727174
  9. #767678
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504f53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4f58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4f51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4f58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4f54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-504e58 {
  color: #504e58;
}
Background
.bg-504e58 {
  background-color: #504e58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-504e58 {
  border: 2px solid #504e58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #504e58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 78 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 6% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-504e58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #504e58, #554e58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-504e58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 78 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.53 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.11 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.89 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.40 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.95 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.19 #afb1a7 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#504e58  rgb(80, 78, 88)  hsl(252, 6%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#56584e  rgb(86, 88, 78)  hsl(72, 6%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#58504e  rgb(88, 80, 78)  hsl(12, 6%, 33%)  Wenge
#4e5850  rgb(78, 88, 80)  hsl(132, 6%, 33%)  Feldgrau