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#545C5E

#545c5e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#545c5e 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, 36.08% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.64% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 5.62% saturation and 34.9% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #545c5e
  2. #5e5654

Split complementary

  1. #545c5e
  2. #5e5457
  3. #5e5b54

Analogous

  1. #545e5b
  2. #545c5e
  3. #54575e

Triadic

  1. #545c5e
  2. #5e545c
  3. #5c5e54

Tetradic

  1. #545c5e
  2. #56545e
  3. #5e5654
  4. #5c5e54

Square

  1. #545c5e
  2. #5b545e
  3. #5e5654
  4. #575e54

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d0d
  2. #303436
  3. #545c5e
  4. #788486
  5. #a0a9ab

Shades

#545c5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545c5e
  2. #4c5355
  3. #434a4b
  4. #3b4042
  5. #323738
  6. #2a2e2f
  7. #222526
  8. #191c1c
  9. #111213
  10. #080909
  11. #000000

Tints

#545c5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545c5e
  2. #656c6e
  3. #767d7e
  4. #878d8e
  5. #989d9e
  6. #aaaeaf
  7. #bbbebf
  8. #cccecf
  9. #dddedf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545c5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545c5e
  2. #586061
  3. #5d6365
  4. #616768
  5. #666a6c
  6. #6a6e6f
  7. #6e7272
  8. #737576
  9. #777979
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585b5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5b5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595a5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #515d5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585c5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575b5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #525d5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545c5e {
  color: #545c5e;
}
Background
.bg-545c5e {
  background-color: #545c5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545c5e {
  border: 2px solid #545c5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545c5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 92 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 6% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545c5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545c5e, #54575e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545c5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 92 94 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.59 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.34 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.77 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.77 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.34 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.89 #aba3a1 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#545c5e  rgb(84, 92, 94)  hsl(192, 6%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5e5654  rgb(94, 86, 84)  hsl(12, 6%, 35%)  Wenge
#5e545c  rgb(94, 84, 92)  hsl(312, 6%, 35%)  Wenge
#5c5e54  rgb(92, 94, 84)  hsl(72, 6%, 35%)  Feldgrau