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#524E53

#524e53 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#524e53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.2% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 3.11% saturation and 31.57% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #524e53
  2. #4f534e

Split complementary

  1. #524e53
  2. #52534e
  3. #4e5350

Analogous

  1. #504e53
  2. #524e53
  3. #534e52

Triadic

  1. #524e53
  2. #53524e
  3. #4e5352

Tetradic

  1. #524e53
  2. #534e4f
  3. #4f534e
  4. #4e5352

Square

  1. #524e53
  2. #53504e
  3. #4f534e
  4. #4e5253

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #2b292c
  3. #524e53
  4. #79737a
  5. #9f9aa0

Shades

#524e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #524e53
  2. #4a464b
  3. #423e42
  4. #39373a
  5. #312f32
  6. #29272a
  7. #211f21
  8. #191719
  9. #101011
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#524e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #524e53
  2. #636064
  3. #757175
  4. #868387
  5. #979598
  6. #a9a7a9
  7. #bab8ba
  8. #cbcacb
  9. #dcdcdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#524e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #524e53
  2. #575358
  3. #5b585c
  4. #605d61
  5. #646265
  6. #69676a
  7. #6e6c6e
  8. #727173
  9. #777677
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504f51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4f53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504f53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524e51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-524e53 {
  color: #524e53;
}
Background
.bg-524e53 {
  background-color: #524e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-524e53 {
  border: 2px solid #524e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #524e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 3% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-524e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #524e53, #534e52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-524e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.70 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.13 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.62 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.63 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.91 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.99 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.22 #adb1ac Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#524e53  rgb(82, 78, 83)  hsl(288, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f534e  rgb(79, 83, 78)  hsl(108, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#53524e  rgb(83, 82, 78)  hsl(48, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5352  rgb(78, 83, 82)  hsl(168, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray