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#554E46

#554e46 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554e46 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, 30.59% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 32°, with 9.68% saturation and 30.39% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #554e46
  2. #464d55

Split complementary

  1. #554e46
  2. #465455
  3. #464655

Analogous

  1. #554646
  2. #554e46
  3. #545546

Triadic

  1. #554e46
  2. #46554e
  3. #4e4655

Tetradic

  1. #554e46
  2. #4d5546
  3. #464d55
  4. #4e4655

Square

  1. #554e46
  2. #465546
  3. #464d55
  4. #554654

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a09
  2. #2b2723
  3. #554e46
  4. #7f7469
  5. #a49b90

Shades

#554e46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554e46
  2. #4d463f
  3. #443e38
  4. #3c3731
  5. #332f2a
  6. #2b2723
  7. #221f1c
  8. #1a1715
  9. #11100e
  10. #090807
  11. #000000

Tints

#554e46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554e46
  2. #666059
  3. #77716b
  4. #88837e
  5. #999590
  6. #aaa7a3
  7. #bbb8b5
  8. #cccac8
  9. #dddcda
  10. #eeeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554e46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554e46
  2. #59534c
  3. #5e5852
  4. #625d57
  5. #66625d
  6. #6b6763
  7. #6f6c69
  8. #73716f
  9. #777674
  10. #7c7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514e46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525046 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #584c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534f46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #574d49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554e46 {
  color: #554e46;
}
Background
.bg-554e46 {
  background-color: #554e46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554e46 {
  border: 2px solid #554e46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554e46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 78 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 10% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554e46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554e46, #545546);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554e46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 78 70 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.77 #635147 Umber ΔE 5.91 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.43 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.33 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.75 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.37 #aab1b9 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554e46  rgb(85, 78, 70)  hsl(32, 10%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#464d55  rgb(70, 77, 85)  hsl(212, 10%, 30%)  Outer Space
#46554e  rgb(70, 85, 78)  hsl(152, 10%, 30%)  Feldgrau
#4e4655  rgb(78, 70, 85)  hsl(272, 10%, 30%)  Eggplant