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#536166

#536166 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#536166 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 38.04% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.63% cyan, 4.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 195.79°, with 10.27% saturation and 36.27% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.45.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #536166
  2. #665853

Split complementary

  1. #536166
  2. #665357
  3. #666153

Analogous

  1. #536661
  2. #536166
  3. #535766

Triadic

  1. #536166
  2. #665361
  3. #616653

Tetradic

  1. #536166
  2. #585366
  3. #665853
  4. #616653

Square

  1. #536166
  2. #615366
  3. #665853
  4. #576653

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1112
  2. #31393c
  3. #536166
  4. #768990
  5. #a0adb2

Shades

#536166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #536166
  2. #4b575c
  3. #424e52
  4. #3a4447
  5. #323a3d
  6. #2a3133
  7. #212729
  8. #191d1f
  9. #111314
  10. #080a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#536166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #536166
  2. #647175
  3. #758185
  4. #879094
  5. #98a0a3
  6. #a9b0b3
  7. #bac0c2
  8. #cbd0d1
  9. #dddfe0
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#536166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #536166
  2. #586469
  3. #5c676b
  4. #616a6e
  5. #656d70
  6. #6a7173
  7. #6e7476
  8. #737778
  9. #777a7b
  10. #7c7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e6066 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5e66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e6362 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585f66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #506264 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-536166 {
  color: #536166;
}
Background
.bg-536166 {
  background-color: #536166;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-536166 {
  border: 2px solid #536166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #536166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 97 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 10% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-536166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #536166, #535766);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-536166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 97 102 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.45 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.66 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.66 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.08 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.88 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.02 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.63 #ac9e99 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#536166  rgb(83, 97, 102)  hsl(196, 10%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#665853  rgb(102, 88, 83)  hsl(16, 10%, 36%)  Wenge
#665361  rgb(102, 83, 97)  hsl(316, 10%, 36%)  Eggplant
#616653  rgb(97, 102, 83)  hsl(76, 10%, 36%)  Feldgrau