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#554D4A

#554d4a ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554d4a is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 30.2% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 16.36°, with 6.92% saturation and 31.18% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0773

Complementary

  1. #554d4a
  2. #4a5255

Split complementary

  1. #554d4a
  2. #4a5553
  3. #4a4d55

Analogous

  1. #554a4d
  2. #554d4a
  3. #55534a

Triadic

  1. #554d4a
  2. #4a554d
  3. #4d4a55

Tetradic

  1. #554d4a
  2. #52554a
  3. #4a5255
  4. #4d4a55

Square

  1. #554d4a
  2. #4d554a
  3. #4a5255
  4. #534a55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a09
  2. #2c2826
  3. #554d4a
  4. #7e726e
  5. #a39995

Shades

#554d4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554d4a
  2. #4d4543
  3. #443e3b
  4. #3c3634
  5. #332e2c
  6. #2b2725
  7. #221f1e
  8. #1a1716
  9. #110f0f
  10. #090807
  11. #000000

Tints

#554d4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554d4a
  2. #665f5c
  3. #77716e
  4. #888280
  5. #999492
  6. #aaa6a5
  7. #bbb8b7
  8. #cccac9
  9. #dddbdb
  10. #eeeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554d4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554d4a
  2. #59524f
  3. #5e5755
  4. #625c5a
  5. #666160
  6. #6b6765
  7. #6f6c6a
  8. #737170
  9. #777675
  10. #7c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514e4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #514f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #574c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524e4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #564c4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554d4a {
  color: #554d4a;
}
Background
.bg-554d4a {
  background-color: #554d4a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554d4a {
  border: 2px solid #554d4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554d4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 77 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 7% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554d4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554d4a, #55534a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554d4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 77 74 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.06 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.14 #635147 Umber ΔE 5.70 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.94 #674c47 Liver ΔE 8.51 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.10 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.72 #aab2b5 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554d4a  rgb(85, 77, 74)  hsl(16, 7%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4a5255  rgb(74, 82, 85)  hsl(196, 7%, 31%)  Outer Space
#4a554d  rgb(74, 85, 77)  hsl(136, 7%, 31%)  Feldgrau
#4d4a55  rgb(77, 74, 85)  hsl(256, 7%, 31%)  Davy's Gray