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#524E52

#524e52 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#524e52 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 30.59% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #524e52
  2. #4e524e

Split complementary

  1. #524e52
  2. #50524e
  3. #4e5250

Analogous

  1. #504e52
  2. #524e52
  3. #524e50

Triadic

  1. #524e52
  2. #52524e
  3. #4e5252

Tetradic

  1. #524e52
  2. #524e4e
  3. #4e524e
  4. #4e5252

Square

  1. #524e52
  2. #52504e
  3. #4e524e
  4. #4e5052

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #2b292b
  3. #524e52
  4. #797379
  5. #9f9a9f

Shades

#524e52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #524e52
  2. #4a464a
  3. #423e42
  4. #393739
  5. #312f31
  6. #292729
  7. #211f21
  8. #191719
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#524e52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #524e52
  2. #636063
  3. #757175
  4. #868386
  5. #979597
  6. #a9a7a9
  7. #bab8ba
  8. #cbcacb
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#524e52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #524e52
  2. #575357
  3. #5b585b
  4. #605d60
  5. #646264
  6. #696769
  7. #6e6c6e
  8. #727172
  9. #777677
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504f50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504f52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504f52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524e50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-524e52 {
  color: #524e52;
}
Background
.bg-524e52 {
  background-color: #524e52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-524e52 {
  border: 2px solid #524e52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #524e52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 78 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-524e52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #524e52, #524e50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-524e52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 78 82 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.30 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.94 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.39 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.42 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.52 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.77 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.06 #adb1ad Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#524e52  rgb(82, 78, 82)  hsl(300, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e524e  rgb(78, 82, 78)  hsl(120, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#52524e  rgb(82, 82, 78)  hsl(60, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5252  rgb(78, 82, 82)  hsl(180, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray