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#54505E

#54505e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#54505e 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, 31.37% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.64% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 8.05% saturation and 34.12% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.49.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #54505e
  2. #5a5e50

Split complementary

  1. #54505e
  2. #5e5b50
  3. #535e50

Analogous

  1. #50535e
  2. #54505e
  3. #5b505e

Triadic

  1. #54505e
  2. #5e5450
  3. #505e54

Tetradic

  1. #54505e
  2. #5e505a
  3. #5a5e50
  4. #505e54

Square

  1. #54505e
  2. #5e5053
  3. #5a5e50
  4. #505e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #2f2d35
  3. #54505e
  4. #797387
  5. #a09cab

Shades

#54505e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #54505e
  2. #4c4855
  3. #43404b
  4. #3b3842
  5. #323038
  6. #2a282f
  7. #222026
  8. #19181c
  9. #111013
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#54505e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #54505e
  2. #65626e
  3. #76737e
  4. #87858e
  5. #98969e
  6. #aaa8af
  7. #bbb9bf
  8. #cccbcf
  9. #dddcdf
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#54505e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #54505e
  2. #585561
  3. #5d5a65
  4. #615e68
  5. #66636c
  6. #6a686f
  7. #6e6d72
  8. #737276
  9. #777679
  10. #7c7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d525f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e525e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #525255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50515e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50515e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #535158 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-54505e {
  color: #54505e;
}
Background
.bg-54505e {
  background-color: #54505e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-54505e {
  border: 2px solid #54505e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #54505e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 80 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 8% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-54505e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #54505e, #5b505e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-54505e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 80 94 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.49 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.54 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.33 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.61 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.76 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.86 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.86 #abafa1 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#54505e  rgb(84, 80, 94)  hsl(257, 8%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5e50  rgb(90, 94, 80)  hsl(77, 8%, 34%)  Feldgrau
#5e5450  rgb(94, 84, 80)  hsl(17, 8%, 34%)  Wenge
#505e54  rgb(80, 94, 84)  hsl(137, 8%, 34%)  Feldgrau