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#544D50

#544d50 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#544d50 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 30.2% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 4.76% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, with 4.35% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0777

Complementary

  1. #544d50
  2. #4d5451

Split complementary

  1. #544d50
  2. #4d544e
  3. #4d5454

Analogous

  1. #544d54
  2. #544d50
  3. #544e4d

Triadic

  1. #544d50
  2. #50544d
  3. #4d5054

Tetradic

  1. #544d50
  2. #54514d
  3. #4d5451
  4. #4d5054

Square

  1. #544d50
  2. #54544d
  3. #4d5451
  4. #4e4d54

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #2c282a
  3. #544d50
  4. #7c7276
  5. #a1999c

Shades

#544d50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #544d50
  2. #4c4548
  3. #433e40
  4. #3b3638
  5. #322e30
  6. #2a2728
  7. #221f20
  8. #191718
  9. #110f10
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#544d50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #544d50
  2. #655f62
  3. #767173
  4. #878285
  5. #989496
  6. #aaa6a8
  7. #bbb8b9
  8. #cccacb
  9. #dddbdc
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#544d50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #544d50
  2. #585255
  3. #5d575a
  4. #615c5e
  5. #666163
  6. #6a6768
  7. #6e6c6d
  8. #737172
  9. #777676
  10. #7c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514e4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #554d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504e50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #514e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554d4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-544d50 {
  color: #544d50;
}
Background
.bg-544d50 {
  background-color: #544d50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-544d50 {
  border: 2px solid #544d50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #544d50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 77 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-544d50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #544d50, #544e4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-544d50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 77 80 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.22 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.65 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.34 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.34 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.56 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.00 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.07 #abb2af Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#544d50  rgb(84, 77, 80)  hsl(334, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4d5451  rgb(77, 84, 81)  hsl(154, 4%, 32%)  Outer Space
#50544d  rgb(80, 84, 77)  hsl(94, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4d5054  rgb(77, 80, 84)  hsl(214, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray