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#535F6B

#535f6b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#535f6b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 37.25% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.43% cyan, 11.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 12.63% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #535f6b
  2. #6b5f53

Split complementary

  1. #535f6b
  2. #6b5353
  3. #6b6b53

Analogous

  1. #536b6b
  2. #535f6b
  3. #53536b

Triadic

  1. #535f6b
  2. #6b535f
  3. #5f6b53

Tetradic

  1. #535f6b
  2. #5f536b
  3. #6b5f53
  4. #5f6b53

Square

  1. #535f6b
  2. #6b536b
  3. #6b5f53
  4. #536b53

Monochromatic

  1. #101215
  2. #323940
  3. #535f6b
  4. #768595
  5. #a1abb6

Shades

#535f6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #535f6b
  2. #4b5660
  3. #424c56
  4. #3a434b
  5. #323940
  6. #2a3036
  7. #21262b
  8. #191d20
  9. #111315
  10. #080a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#535f6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #535f6b
  2. #646f7a
  3. #757f89
  4. #878f97
  5. #989fa6
  6. #a9afb5
  7. #babfc4
  8. #cbcfd3
  9. #dddfe1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#535f6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #535f6b
  2. #58626d
  3. #5c666f
  4. #616971
  5. #656c73
  6. #6a7076
  7. #6e7378
  8. #73767a
  9. #77797c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5f6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585c6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d6263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585f6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565d6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f6166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-535f6b {
  color: #535f6b;
}
Background
.bg-535f6b {
  background-color: #535f6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-535f6b {
  border: 2px solid #535f6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #535f6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 95 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 13% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-535f6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #535f6b, #53536b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-535f6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 95 107 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.92 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.45 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.45 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.08 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.80 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.76 #aca094 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#535f6b  rgb(83, 95, 107)  hsl(210, 13%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#6b5f53  rgb(107, 95, 83)  hsl(30, 13%, 37%)  Umber
#6b535f  rgb(107, 83, 95)  hsl(330, 13%, 37%)  Eggplant
#5f6b53  rgb(95, 107, 83)  hsl(90, 13%, 37%)  Feldgrau