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#515964

#515964 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#515964 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 34.9% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 214.74°, with 10.5% saturation and 35.49% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0981

Complementary

  1. #515964
  2. #645c51

Split complementary

  1. #515964
  2. #645251
  3. #636451

Analogous

  1. #516364
  2. #515964
  3. #525164

Triadic

  1. #515964
  2. #645159
  3. #596451

Tetradic

  1. #515964
  2. #5c5164
  3. #645c51
  4. #596451

Square

  1. #515964
  2. #645163
  3. #645c51
  4. #516452

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e0f
  2. #2f333a
  3. #515964
  4. #737f8e
  5. #9ea6b0

Shades

#515964 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515964
  2. #49505a
  3. #414750
  4. #393e46
  5. #31353c
  6. #292d32
  7. #202428
  8. #181b1e
  9. #101214
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#515964 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515964
  2. #626a74
  3. #747a83
  4. #858b93
  5. #979ba2
  6. #a8acb2
  7. #b9bdc1
  8. #cbcdd1
  9. #dcdee0
  10. #eeeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515964 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515964
  2. #565d67
  3. #5a616a
  4. #5f656c
  5. #64696f
  6. #696d72
  7. #6d7075
  8. #727478
  9. #77787a
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55595d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555965 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #535764 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #545964 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e5a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515964 {
  color: #515964;
}
Background
.bg-515964 {
  background-color: #515964;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515964 {
  border: 2px solid #515964;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515964;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 89 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 11% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515964 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515964, #525164);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515964 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 89 100 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.46 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.73 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.07 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.85 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.52 #aea69b Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#515964  rgb(81, 89, 100)  hsl(215, 11%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#645c51  rgb(100, 92, 81)  hsl(35, 11%, 35%)  Umber
#645159  rgb(100, 81, 89)  hsl(335, 11%, 35%)  Wenge
#596451  rgb(89, 100, 81)  hsl(95, 11%, 35%)  Feldgrau