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#554E54

#554e54 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554e54 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 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #554e54
  2. #4e554f

Split complementary

  1. #554e54
  2. #50554e
  3. #4e5552

Analogous

  1. #524e55
  2. #554e54
  3. #554e50

Triadic

  1. #554e54
  2. #54554e
  3. #4e5455

Tetradic

  1. #554e54
  2. #554f4e
  3. #4e554f
  4. #4e5455

Square

  1. #554e54
  2. #55524e
  3. #4e554f
  4. #4e5055

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0b
  2. #2d292d
  3. #554e54
  4. #7d737b
  5. #a29aa1

Shades

#554e54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554e54
  2. #4d464c
  3. #443e43
  4. #3c373b
  5. #332f32
  6. #2b272a
  7. #221f22
  8. #1a1719
  9. #111011
  10. #090808
  11. #000000

Tints

#554e54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554e54
  2. #666065
  3. #777176
  4. #888387
  5. #999598
  6. #aaa7aa
  7. #bbb8bb
  8. #cccacc
  9. #dddcdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554e54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554e54
  2. #595358
  3. #5e585d
  4. #625d61
  5. #666266
  6. #6b676a
  7. #6f6c6e
  8. #737173
  9. #777677
  10. #7c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5054 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514f54 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #524f54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554e52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554e54 {
  color: #554e54;
}
Background
.bg-554e54 {
  background-color: #554e54;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554e54 {
  border: 2px solid #554e54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554e54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 78 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554e54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554e54, #554e50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554e54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 78 84 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.07 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.27 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.61 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.92 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.61 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.75 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.75 #aab1ab Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554e54  rgb(85, 78, 84)  hsl(309, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e554f  rgb(78, 85, 79)  hsl(129, 4%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#54554e  rgb(84, 85, 78)  hsl(69, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5455  rgb(78, 84, 85)  hsl(189, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray