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#50524E

#50524e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#50524e 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, 32.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.88% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 2.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0829

Complementary

  1. #50524e
  2. #504e52

Split complementary

  1. #50524e
  2. #4e4e52
  3. #524e52

Analogous

  1. #52524e
  2. #50524e
  3. #4e524e

Triadic

  1. #50524e
  2. #4e5052
  3. #524e50

Tetradic

  1. #50524e
  2. #4e5250
  3. #504e52
  4. #524e50

Square

  1. #50524e
  2. #4e5252
  3. #504e52
  4. #524e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #2a2b29
  3. #50524e
  4. #767973
  5. #9c9f9a

Shades

#50524e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #50524e
  2. #484a46
  3. #40423e
  4. #383937
  5. #30312f
  6. #282927
  7. #20211f
  8. #181917
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#50524e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #50524e
  2. #626360
  3. #737571
  4. #858683
  5. #969795
  6. #a8a9a7
  7. #b9bab8
  8. #cbcbca
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #eeeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#50524e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #50524e
  2. #555753
  3. #5a5b58
  4. #5e605d
  5. #636462
  6. #686967
  7. #6d6e6c
  8. #727271
  9. #767776
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515250 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52514e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #505251 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #51524e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #505250 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-50524e {
  color: #50524e;
}
Background
.bg-50524e {
  background-color: #50524e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-50524e {
  border: 2px solid #50524e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #50524e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 82 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 3% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-50524e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #50524e, #4e524e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-50524e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 82 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.28 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.53 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.48 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.06 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.08 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.10 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.10 #afadb1 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#50524e  rgb(80, 82, 78)  hsl(90, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#504e52  rgb(80, 78, 82)  hsl(270, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5052  rgb(78, 80, 82)  hsl(210, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#524e50  rgb(82, 78, 80)  hsl(330, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray