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#554F4F

#554f4f ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554f4f 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, 30.98% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 3.66% saturation and 32.16% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0809

Complementary

  1. #554f4f
  2. #4f5555

Split complementary

  1. #554f4f
  2. #4f5552
  3. #4f5255

Analogous

  1. #554f52
  2. #554f4f
  3. #55524f

Triadic

  1. #554f4f
  2. #4f554f
  3. #4f4f55

Tetradic

  1. #554f4f
  2. #55554f
  3. #4f5555
  4. #4f4f55

Square

  1. #554f4f
  2. #52554f
  3. #4f5555
  4. #524f55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #2d2a2a
  3. #554f4f
  4. #7d7474
  5. #a29b9b

Shades

#554f4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554f4f
  2. #4d4747
  3. #443f3f
  4. #3c3737
  5. #332f2f
  6. #2b2828
  7. #222020
  8. #1a1818
  9. #111010
  10. #090808
  11. #000000

Tints

#554f4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554f4f
  2. #666161
  3. #777272
  4. #888484
  5. #999595
  6. #aaa7a7
  7. #bbb9b9
  8. #cccaca
  9. #dddcdc
  10. #eeeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554f4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554f4f
  2. #595454
  3. #5e5959
  4. #625e5e
  5. #666363
  6. #6b6868
  7. #6f6c6c
  8. #737171
  9. #777676
  10. #7c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525050 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50504f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51514f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53504f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #564f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554f4f {
  color: #554f4f;
}
Background
.bg-554f4f {
  background-color: #554f4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554f4f {
  border: 2px solid #554f4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554f4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 79 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554f4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554f4f, #55524f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554f4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 79 79 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.87 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.42 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.23 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.68 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.20 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.40 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.59 #aab0b0 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554f4f  rgb(85, 79, 79)  hsl(0, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f5555  rgb(79, 85, 85)  hsl(180, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f554f  rgb(79, 85, 79)  hsl(120, 4%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#4f4f55  rgb(79, 79, 85)  hsl(240, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray