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#554E53

#554e53 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554e53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 317.14°, with 4.29% saturation and 31.96% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #554e53
  2. #4e5550

Split complementary

  1. #554e53
  2. #50554e
  3. #4e5553

Analogous

  1. #534e55
  2. #554e53
  3. #554e50

Triadic

  1. #554e53
  2. #53554e
  3. #4e5355

Tetradic

  1. #554e53
  2. #55504e
  3. #4e5550
  4. #4e5355

Square

  1. #554e53
  2. #55534e
  3. #4e5550
  4. #4e5055

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #2d292c
  3. #554e53
  4. #7d737a
  5. #a29aa0

Shades

#554e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554e53
  2. #4d464b
  3. #443e42
  4. #3c373a
  5. #332f32
  6. #2b272a
  7. #221f21
  8. #1a1719
  9. #111011
  10. #090808
  11. #000000

Tints

#554e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554e53
  2. #666064
  3. #777175
  4. #888387
  5. #999598
  6. #aaa7a9
  7. #bbb8ba
  8. #cccacb
  9. #dddcdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554e53
  2. #595358
  3. #5e585c
  4. #625d61
  5. #666265
  6. #6b676a
  7. #6f6c6e
  8. #737173
  9. #777677
  10. #7c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524f51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514f53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524f53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #564e51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554e53 {
  color: #554e53;
}
Background
.bg-554e53 {
  background-color: #554e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554e53 {
  border: 2px solid #554e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554e53, #554e50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.71 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.97 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.16 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.70 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.41 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.57 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.57 #aab1ac Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554e53  rgb(85, 78, 83)  hsl(317, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5550  rgb(78, 85, 80)  hsl(137, 4%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#53554e  rgb(83, 85, 78)  hsl(77, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5355  rgb(78, 83, 85)  hsl(197, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray