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#535A65

#535a65 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#535a65 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 35.29% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.82% cyan, 10.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 216.67°, with 9.78% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1009

Complementary

  1. #535a65
  2. #655e53

Split complementary

  1. #535a65
  2. #655553
  3. #636553

Analogous

  1. #536365
  2. #535a65
  3. #555365

Triadic

  1. #535a65
  2. #65535a
  3. #5a6553

Tetradic

  1. #535a65
  2. #5e5365
  3. #655e53
  4. #5a6553

Square

  1. #535a65
  2. #655363
  3. #655e53
  4. #536555

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f11
  2. #30353b
  3. #535a65
  4. #76808e
  5. #a0a7b1

Shades

#535a65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535a65
  2. #4b515b
  3. #424851
  4. #3a3f47
  5. #32363d
  6. #2a2d33
  7. #212428
  8. #191b1e
  9. #111214
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#535a65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535a65
  2. #646b74
  3. #757b84
  4. #878c93
  5. #989ca3
  6. #a9adb2
  7. #babdc1
  8. #cbced1
  9. #dddee0
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535a65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535a65
  2. #585e68
  3. #5c626a
  4. #61656d
  5. #656970
  6. #6a6d73
  7. #6e7175
  8. #737578
  9. #77787b
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575a5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565a66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555965 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f5c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555a65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #545965 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #505b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535a65 {
  color: #535a65;
}
Background
.bg-535a65 {
  background-color: #535a65;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535a65 {
  border: 2px solid #535a65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535a65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 90 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 10% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535a65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535a65, #555365);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535a65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 90 101 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.42 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.20 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.46 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.46 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.67 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.58 #aca59a Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#535a65  rgb(83, 90, 101)  hsl(217, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#655e53  rgb(101, 94, 83)  hsl(37, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#65535a  rgb(101, 83, 90)  hsl(337, 10%, 36%)  Wenge
#5a6553  rgb(90, 101, 83)  hsl(97, 10%, 36%)  Feldgrau