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#505D69

#505d69 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#505d69 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 36.47% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.81% cyan, 11.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 208.8°, with 13.51% saturation and 36.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1055

Complementary

  1. #505d69
  2. #695c50

Split complementary

  1. #505d69
  2. #695050
  3. #696850

Analogous

  1. #506968
  2. #505d69
  3. #505069

Triadic

  1. #505d69
  2. #69505d
  3. #5d6950

Tetradic

  1. #505d69
  2. #5c5069
  3. #695c50
  4. #5d6950

Square

  1. #505d69
  2. #685069
  3. #695c50
  4. #506950

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1012
  2. #2f373e
  3. #505d69
  4. #728394
  5. #9da9b5

Shades

#505d69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #505d69
  2. #48545f
  3. #404a54
  4. #38414a
  5. #30383f
  6. #282f35
  7. #20252a
  8. #181c20
  9. #101315
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#505d69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #505d69
  2. #626d78
  3. #737d87
  4. #858e96
  5. #969ea5
  6. #a8aeb4
  7. #b9bec3
  8. #cbced2
  9. #dcdfe1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#505d69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #505d69
  2. #55616b
  3. #5a646e
  4. #5e6870
  5. #636b72
  6. #686f75
  7. #6d7277
  8. #727679
  9. #76797b
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585d6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555a69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #496061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555d69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535b69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-505d69 {
  color: #505d69;
}
Background
.bg-505d69 {
  background-color: #505d69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-505d69 {
  border: 2px solid #505d69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #505d69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 93 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 14% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-505d69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #505d69, #505069);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-505d69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 93 105 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.86 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.41 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.57 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.05 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.05 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.00 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 12.62 #afa296 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#505d69  rgb(80, 93, 105)  hsl(209, 14%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#695c50  rgb(105, 92, 80)  hsl(29, 14%, 36%)  Umber
#69505d  rgb(105, 80, 93)  hsl(329, 14%, 36%)  Eggplant
#5d6950  rgb(93, 105, 80)  hsl(89, 14%, 36%)  Feldgrau