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#525969

#525969 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#525969 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 34.9% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.9% cyan, 15.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 12.3% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.42.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0996

Complementary

  1. #525969
  2. #696252

Split complementary

  1. #525969
  2. #695752
  3. #656952

Analogous

  1. #526569
  2. #525969
  3. #575269

Triadic

  1. #525969
  2. #695259
  3. #596952

Tetradic

  1. #525969
  2. #625269
  3. #696252
  4. #596952

Square

  1. #525969
  2. #695265
  3. #696252
  4. #526957

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1013
  2. #30353e
  3. #525969
  4. #757e93
  5. #a0a6b4

Shades

#525969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #525969
  2. #4a505f
  3. #424754
  4. #393e4a
  5. #31353f
  6. #292d35
  7. #21242a
  8. #191b20
  9. #101215
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#525969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #525969
  2. #636a78
  3. #757a87
  4. #868b96
  5. #979ba5
  6. #a9acb4
  7. #babdc3
  8. #cbcdd2
  9. #dcdee1
  10. #eeeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#525969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #525969
  2. #575d6b
  3. #5b616e
  4. #606570
  5. #646972
  6. #696d75
  7. #6e7077
  8. #727479
  9. #77787b
  10. #7b7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545a6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525869 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5c5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #535a69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525869 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f5b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-525969 {
  color: #525969;
}
Background
.bg-525969 {
  background-color: #525969;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-525969 {
  border: 2px solid #525969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #525969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 89 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 12% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-525969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #525969, #575269);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-525969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 89 105 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.42 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.52 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.00 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.21 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.90 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.15 #ada696 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#525969  rgb(82, 89, 105)  hsl(222, 12%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#696252  rgb(105, 98, 82)  hsl(42, 12%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#695259  rgb(105, 82, 89)  hsl(342, 12%, 37%)  Wenge
#596952  rgb(89, 105, 82)  hsl(102, 12%, 37%)  Feldgrau