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#535E65

#535e65 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#535e65 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, 36.86% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.82% cyan, 6.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #535e65
  2. #655a53

Split complementary

  1. #535e65
  2. #655355
  3. #656353

Analogous

  1. #536563
  2. #535e65
  3. #535565

Triadic

  1. #535e65
  2. #65535e
  3. #5e6553

Tetradic

  1. #535e65
  2. #5a5365
  3. #655a53
  4. #5e6553

Square

  1. #535e65
  2. #635365
  3. #655a53
  4. #556553

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1011
  2. #30373b
  3. #535e65
  4. #76858e
  5. #a0aab1

Shades

#535e65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535e65
  2. #4b555b
  3. #424b51
  4. #3a4247
  5. #32383d
  6. #2a2f33
  7. #212628
  8. #191c1e
  9. #111314
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#535e65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535e65
  2. #646e74
  3. #757e84
  4. #878e93
  5. #989ea3
  6. #a9afb2
  7. #babfc1
  8. #cbcfd1
  9. #dddfe0
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535e65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535e65
  2. #586168
  3. #5c656a
  4. #61686d
  5. #656c70
  6. #6a6f73
  7. #6e7275
  8. #737678
  9. #77797b
  10. #7c7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5e65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585b65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e6060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585e65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565c65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #505f62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535e65 {
  color: #535e65;
}
Background
.bg-535e65 {
  background-color: #535e65;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535e65 {
  border: 2px solid #535e65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535e65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 94 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 10% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535e65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535e65, #535565);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535e65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 94 101 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.37 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.47 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.47 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.47 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.99 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.48 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.65 #aca19a Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#535e65  rgb(83, 94, 101)  hsl(203, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#655a53  rgb(101, 90, 83)  hsl(23, 10%, 36%)  Umber
#65535e  rgb(101, 83, 94)  hsl(323, 10%, 36%)  Wenge
#5e6553  rgb(94, 101, 83)  hsl(83, 10%, 36%)  Feldgrau