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#514B5B

#514b5b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b5b is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.99% cyan, 17.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 262.5°, with 9.64% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 10.05.

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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #514b5b
  2. #555b4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b5b
  2. #5b594b
  3. #4d5b4b

Analogous

  1. #4b4d5b
  2. #514b5b
  3. #594b5b

Triadic

  1. #514b5b
  2. #5b514b
  3. #4b5b51

Tetradic

  1. #514b5b
  2. #5b4b55
  3. #555b4b
  4. #4b5b51

Square

  1. #514b5b
  2. #5b4b4d
  3. #555b4b
  4. #4b5b59

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2c2831
  3. #514b5b
  4. #766e85
  5. #9d96a9

Shades

#514b5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b5b
  2. #494452
  3. #413c49
  4. #393540
  5. #312d37
  6. #29262e
  7. #201e24
  8. #18171b
  9. #100f12
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b5b
  2. #625d6b
  3. #746f7c
  4. #85818c
  5. #97939d
  6. #a8a5ad
  7. #b9b7bd
  8. #cbc9ce
  9. #dcdbde
  10. #eeedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b5b
  2. #56505f
  3. #5a5662
  4. #5f5b66
  5. #64606a
  6. #69666e
  7. #6d6b71
  8. #727075
  9. #777579
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4d53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484d5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494e5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #504d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4c5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4d5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b5b {
  color: #514b5b;
}
Background
.bg-514b5b {
  background-color: #514b5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b5b {
  border: 2px solid #514b5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 10% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b5b, #594b5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 91 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.05 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.31 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.39 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.23 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.78 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.82 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.89 #aeb4a4 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514b5b  rgb(81, 75, 91)  hsl(263, 10%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#555b4b  rgb(85, 91, 75)  hsl(83, 10%, 33%)  Feldgrau
#5b514b  rgb(91, 81, 75)  hsl(23, 10%, 33%)  Umber
#4b5b51  rgb(75, 91, 81)  hsl(143, 10%, 33%)  Feldgrau