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#554F52

#554f52 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554f52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #554f52
  2. #4f5552

Split complementary

  1. #554f52
  2. #4f554f
  3. #4f5555

Analogous

  1. #554f55
  2. #554f52
  3. #554f4f

Triadic

  1. #554f52
  2. #52554f
  3. #4f5255

Tetradic

  1. #554f52
  2. #55524f
  3. #4f5552
  4. #4f5255

Square

  1. #554f52
  2. #55554f
  3. #4f5552
  4. #4f4f55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #2d2a2c
  3. #554f52
  4. #7d7478
  5. #a29b9f

Shades

#554f52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554f52
  2. #4d474a
  3. #443f42
  4. #3c3739
  5. #332f31
  6. #2b2829
  7. #222021
  8. #1a1819
  9. #111010
  10. #090808
  11. #000000

Tints

#554f52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554f52
  2. #666163
  3. #777275
  4. #888486
  5. #999597
  6. #aaa7a9
  7. #bbb9ba
  8. #cccacb
  9. #dddcdc
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554f52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554f52
  2. #595457
  3. #5e595b
  4. #625e60
  5. #666364
  6. #6b6869
  7. #6f6c6e
  8. #737172
  9. #777677
  10. #7c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5052 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #515152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #564f50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525052 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525052 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #564f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554f52 {
  color: #554f52;
}
Background
.bg-554f52 {
  background-color: #554f52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554f52 {
  border: 2px solid #554f52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554f52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 79 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554f52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554f52, #554f4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554f52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 79 82 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 5.74 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.47 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.54 #674c47 Liver ΔE 9.74 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.82 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.82 #aab0ad Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554f52  rgb(85, 79, 82)  hsl(330, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f5552  rgb(79, 85, 82)  hsl(150, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#52554f  rgb(82, 85, 79)  hsl(90, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f5255  rgb(79, 82, 85)  hsl(210, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray