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#545552

#545552 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#545552 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, 33.33% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 1.8% saturation and 32.75% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0899

Complementary

  1. #545552
  2. #535255

Split complementary

  1. #545552
  2. #525355
  3. #555255

Analogous

  1. #555552
  2. #545552
  3. #535552

Triadic

  1. #545552
  2. #525455
  3. #555254

Tetradic

  1. #545552
  2. #525553
  3. #535255
  4. #555254

Square

  1. #545552
  2. #525555
  3. #535255
  4. #555253

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #2e2e2c
  3. #545552
  4. #7a7c78
  5. #a1a29e

Shades

#545552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545552
  2. #4c4d4a
  3. #434442
  4. #3b3c39
  5. #323331
  6. #2a2b29
  7. #222221
  8. #191a19
  9. #111110
  10. #080908
  11. #000000

Tints

#545552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545552
  2. #656663
  3. #767775
  4. #878886
  5. #989997
  6. #aaaaa9
  7. #bbbbba
  8. #cccccb
  9. #dddddc
  10. #eeeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545552
  2. #585957
  3. #5d5e5b
  4. #616260
  5. #666664
  6. #6a6b69
  7. #6e6f6e
  8. #737372
  9. #777777
  10. #7c7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555552 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555552 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #545554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555552 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555552 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545553 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545552 {
  color: #545552;
}
Background
.bg-545552 {
  background-color: #545552;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545552 {
  border: 2px solid #545552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 85 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 2% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545552, #535552);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 85 82 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.28 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.75 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.75 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.59 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.72 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.71 #abaaad Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#545552  rgb(84, 85, 82)  hsl(80, 2%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#535255  rgb(83, 82, 85)  hsl(260, 2%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#525455  rgb(82, 84, 85)  hsl(200, 2%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#555254  rgb(85, 82, 84)  hsl(320, 2%, 33%)  Davy's Gray