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#515561

#515561 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#515561 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, 33.33% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.49% cyan, 12.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 8.99% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #515561
  2. #615d51

Split complementary

  1. #515561
  2. #615551
  3. #5d6151

Analogous

  1. #515d61
  2. #515561
  3. #555161

Triadic

  1. #515561
  2. #615155
  3. #556151

Tetradic

  1. #515561
  2. #5d5161
  3. #615d51
  4. #556151

Square

  1. #515561
  2. #61515d
  3. #615d51
  4. #516155

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c0e
  2. #2e3037
  3. #515561
  4. #747a8b
  5. #9da1ae

Shades

#515561 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515561
  2. #494d57
  3. #41444e
  4. #393c44
  5. #31333a
  6. #292b31
  7. #202227
  8. #181a1d
  9. #101113
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#515561 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515561
  2. #626671
  3. #747781
  4. #858890
  5. #9799a0
  6. #a8aab0
  7. #b9bbc0
  8. #cbccd0
  9. #dcdddf
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515561 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515561
  2. #565964
  3. #5a5e67
  4. #5f626a
  5. #64666d
  6. #696b71
  7. #6d6f74
  8. #727377
  9. #77777a
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525662 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505561 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d5759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515661 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515561 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f565c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515561 {
  color: #515561;
}
Background
.bg-515561 {
  background-color: #515561;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515561 {
  border: 2px solid #515561;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515561;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 85 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 9% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515561 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515561, #555161);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515561 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 85 97 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.56 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.39 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.54 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.78 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.78 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.38 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.73 #aeaa9e Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#515561  rgb(81, 85, 97)  hsl(225, 9%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#615d51  rgb(97, 93, 81)  hsl(45, 9%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#615155  rgb(97, 81, 85)  hsl(345, 9%, 35%)  Wenge
#556151  rgb(85, 97, 81)  hsl(105, 9%, 35%)  Feldgrau