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#545A55

#545a55 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#545a55 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, 35.29% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.56% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 3.45% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #545a55
  2. #5a5459

Split complementary

  1. #545a55
  2. #58545a
  3. #5a5456

Analogous

  1. #565a54
  2. #545a55
  3. #545a58

Triadic

  1. #545a55
  2. #55545a
  3. #5a5554

Tetradic

  1. #545a55
  2. #54595a
  3. #5a5459
  4. #5a5554

Square

  1. #545a55
  2. #54565a
  3. #5a5459
  4. #5a5854

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0a
  2. #2f3230
  3. #545a55
  4. #79827a
  5. #a0a7a1

Shades

#545a55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545a55
  2. #4c514d
  3. #434844
  4. #3b3f3c
  5. #323633
  6. #2a2d2b
  7. #222422
  8. #191b1a
  9. #111211
  10. #080909
  11. #000000

Tints

#545a55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545a55
  2. #656b66
  3. #767b77
  4. #878c88
  5. #989c99
  6. #aaadaa
  7. #bbbdbb
  8. #cccecc
  9. #dddedd
  10. #eeefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545a55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545a55
  2. #585e59
  3. #5d625e
  4. #616562
  5. #666966
  6. #6a6d6b
  7. #6e716f
  8. #737573
  9. #777877
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575957 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5955 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595855 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #535a58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585955 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545a55 {
  color: #545a55;
}
Background
.bg-545a55 {
  background-color: #545a55;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545a55 {
  border: 2px solid #545a55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545a55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 90 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 3% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545a55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545a55, #545a58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545a55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 90 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.10 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.37 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.96 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.85 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.85 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.08 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.20 #aba5aa Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#545a55  rgb(84, 90, 85)  hsl(130, 3%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5459  rgb(90, 84, 89)  hsl(310, 3%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#55545a  rgb(85, 84, 90)  hsl(250, 3%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5554  rgb(90, 85, 84)  hsl(10, 3%, 34%)  Davy's Gray