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#51504B

#51504b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#51504b 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, 31.37% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.23% magenta, 7.41% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 50°, 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.0799

Complementary

  1. #51504b
  2. #4b4c51

Split complementary

  1. #51504b
  2. #4b4f51
  3. #4d4b51

Analogous

  1. #514d4b
  2. #51504b
  3. #4f514b

Triadic

  1. #51504b
  2. #4b5150
  3. #504b51

Tetradic

  1. #51504b
  2. #4c514b
  3. #4b4c51
  4. #504b51

Square

  1. #51504b
  2. #4b514d
  3. #4b4c51
  4. #514b4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #292926
  3. #51504b
  4. #797770
  5. #9e9d97

Shades

#51504b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51504b
  2. #494844
  3. #41403c
  4. #393835
  5. #31302d
  6. #292826
  7. #20201e
  8. #181817
  9. #10100f
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#51504b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51504b
  2. #62625d
  3. #74736f
  4. #858581
  5. #979693
  6. #a8a8a5
  7. #b9b9b7
  8. #cbcbc9
  9. #dcdcdb
  10. #eeeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51504b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51504b
  2. #565550
  3. #5a5a56
  4. #5f5e5b
  5. #646360
  6. #696866
  7. #6d6d6b
  8. #727270
  9. #777675
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50504e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51504b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51504b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #51504b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #51504b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52504d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51504b {
  color: #51504b;
}
Background
.bg-51504b {
  background-color: #51504b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51504b {
  border: 2px solid #51504b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51504b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 80 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51504b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51504b, #4f514b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51504b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 80 75 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.50 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.62 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.05 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.91 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.07 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.17 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.38 #aeafb4 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#51504b  rgb(81, 80, 75)  hsl(50, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b4c51  rgb(75, 76, 81)  hsl(230, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b5150  rgb(75, 81, 80)  hsl(170, 4%, 31%)  Outer Space
#504b51  rgb(80, 75, 81)  hsl(290, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray