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#545C6A

#545c6a ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#545c6a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 36.08% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.75% cyan, 13.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 11.58% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #545c6a
  2. #6a6254

Split complementary

  1. #545c6a
  2. #6a5754
  3. #676a54

Analogous

  1. #54676a
  2. #545c6a
  3. #57546a

Triadic

  1. #545c6a
  2. #6a545c
  3. #5c6a54

Tetradic

  1. #545c6a
  2. #62546a
  3. #6a6254
  4. #5c6a54

Square

  1. #545c6a
  2. #6a5467
  3. #6a6254
  4. #546a57

Monochromatic

  1. #101215
  2. #32373f
  3. #545c6a
  4. #778193
  5. #a2a9b5

Shades

#545c6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545c6a
  2. #4c535f
  3. #434a55
  4. #3b404a
  5. #323740
  6. #2a2e35
  7. #22252a
  8. #191c20
  9. #111215
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#545c6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545c6a
  2. #656c79
  3. #767d88
  4. #878d97
  5. #989da6
  6. #aaaeb5
  7. #bbbec3
  8. #ccced2
  9. #dddee1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545c6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545c6a
  2. #58606c
  3. #5d636e
  4. #616771
  5. #666a73
  6. #6a6e75
  7. #6e7277
  8. #737579
  9. #77797c
  10. #7c7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595c62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585d6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555b6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f5f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #565c6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #555b6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #515e64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545c6a {
  color: #545c6a;
}
Background
.bg-545c6a {
  background-color: #545c6a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545c6a {
  border: 2px solid #545c6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545c6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 92 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 12% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545c6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545c6a, #57546a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545c6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 92 106 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.86 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.02 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.02 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.60 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.42 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.31 #aba395 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#545c6a  rgb(84, 92, 106)  hsl(218, 12%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#6a6254  rgb(106, 98, 84)  hsl(38, 12%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#6a545c  rgb(106, 84, 92)  hsl(338, 12%, 37%)  Wenge
#5c6a54  rgb(92, 106, 84)  hsl(98, 12%, 37%)  Feldgrau