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#514D4B

#514d4b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514d4b 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, 30.2% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.94% magenta, 7.41% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 3.85% saturation and 30.59% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0757

Complementary

  1. #514d4b
  2. #4b4f51

Split complementary

  1. #514d4b
  2. #4b5150
  3. #4b4c51

Analogous

  1. #514b4c
  2. #514d4b
  3. #51504b

Triadic

  1. #514d4b
  2. #4b514d
  3. #4d4b51

Tetradic

  1. #514d4b
  2. #4f514b
  3. #4b4f51
  4. #4d4b51

Square

  1. #514d4b
  2. #4c514b
  3. #4b4f51
  4. #504b51

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #292726
  3. #514d4b
  4. #797370
  5. #9e9997

Shades

#514d4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514d4b
  2. #494544
  3. #413e3c
  4. #393635
  5. #312e2d
  6. #292726
  7. #201f1e
  8. #181717
  9. #100f0f
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#514d4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514d4b
  2. #625f5d
  3. #74716f
  4. #858281
  5. #979493
  6. #a8a6a5
  7. #b9b8b7
  8. #cbcac9
  9. #dcdbdb
  10. #eeeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514d4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514d4b
  2. #565250
  3. #5a5756
  4. #5f5c5b
  5. #646160
  6. #696766
  7. #6d6c6b
  8. #727170
  9. #777675
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4d4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4e4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504e4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524d4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514d4b {
  color: #514d4b;
}
Background
.bg-514d4b {
  background-color: #514d4b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514d4b {
  border: 2px solid #514d4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514d4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 77 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514d4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514d4b, #51504b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514d4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 77 75 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.50 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.99 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.42 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.65 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.67 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.70 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.55 #aeb2b4 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514d4b  rgb(81, 77, 75)  hsl(20, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b4f51  rgb(75, 79, 81)  hsl(200, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b514d  rgb(75, 81, 77)  hsl(140, 4%, 31%)  Outer Space
#4d4b51  rgb(77, 75, 81)  hsl(260, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray