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#525964

#525964 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#525964 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 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 216.67°, with 9.89% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #525964
  2. #645d52

Split complementary

  1. #525964
  2. #645452
  3. #626452

Analogous

  1. #526264
  2. #525964
  3. #545264

Triadic

  1. #525964
  2. #645259
  3. #596452

Tetradic

  1. #525964
  2. #5d5264
  3. #645d52
  4. #596452

Square

  1. #525964
  2. #645262
  3. #645d52
  4. #526454

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e10
  2. #30343a
  3. #525964
  4. #757e8e
  5. #9fa6b0

Shades

#525964 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525964
  2. #4a505a
  3. #424750
  4. #393e46
  5. #31353c
  6. #292d32
  7. #212428
  8. #191b1e
  9. #101214
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#525964 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525964
  2. #636a74
  3. #757a83
  4. #868b93
  5. #979ba2
  6. #a9acb2
  7. #babdc1
  8. #cbcdd1
  9. #dcdee0
  10. #eeeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525964 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525964
  2. #575d67
  3. #5b616a
  4. #60656c
  5. #64696f
  6. #696d72
  7. #6e7075
  8. #727478
  9. #77787a
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56595d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555965 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #545864 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e5b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #545964 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f5a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525964 {
  color: #525964;
}
Background
.bg-525964 {
  background-color: #525964;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525964 {
  border: 2px solid #525964;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525964;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 10% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525964 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525964, #545264);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525964 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 100 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.35 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.96 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.36 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.72 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.36 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.53 #ada69b Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#525964  rgb(82, 89, 100)  hsl(217, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#645d52  rgb(100, 93, 82)  hsl(37, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#645259  rgb(100, 82, 89)  hsl(337, 10%, 36%)  Wenge
#596452  rgb(89, 100, 82)  hsl(97, 10%, 36%)  Feldgrau