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#525959

#525959 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#525959 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, 34.9% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 4.09% saturation and 33.53% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0966

Complementary

  1. #525959
  2. #595252

Split complementary

  1. #525959
  2. #595256
  3. #595652

Analogous

  1. #525956
  2. #525959
  3. #525659

Triadic

  1. #525959
  2. #595259
  3. #595952

Tetradic

  1. #525959
  2. #525259
  3. #595252
  4. #595952

Square

  1. #525959
  2. #565259
  3. #595252
  4. #565952

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0b
  2. #2d3131
  3. #525959
  4. #778181
  5. #9ea6a6

Shades

#525959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525959
  2. #4a5050
  3. #424747
  4. #393e3e
  5. #313535
  6. #292d2d
  7. #212424
  8. #191b1b
  9. #101212
  10. #080909
  11. #000000

Tints

#525959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525959
  2. #636a6a
  3. #757a7a
  4. #868b8b
  5. #979b9b
  6. #a9acac
  7. #babdbd
  8. #cbcdcd
  9. #dcdede
  10. #eeeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525959
  2. #575d5d
  3. #5b6161
  4. #606565
  5. #646969
  6. #696d6d
  7. #6e7070
  8. #727474
  9. #777878
  10. #7b7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555858 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585859 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #575759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #505a59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #565959 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #515959 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525959 {
  color: #525959;
}
Background
.bg-525959 {
  background-color: #525959;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525959 {
  border: 2px solid #525959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525959, #525659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 89 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.97 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.45 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.24 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.47 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.47 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.14 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.34 #ada6a6 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#525959  rgb(82, 89, 89)  hsl(180, 4%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#595252  rgb(89, 82, 82)  hsl(0, 4%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#595259  rgb(89, 82, 89)  hsl(300, 4%, 34%)  Wenge
#595952  rgb(89, 89, 82)  hsl(60, 4%, 34%)  Davy's Gray