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#554F55

#554f55 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#554f55 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #554f55
  2. #4f554f

Split complementary

  1. #554f55
  2. #52554f
  3. #4f5552

Analogous

  1. #524f55
  2. #554f55
  3. #554f52

Triadic

  1. #554f55
  2. #55554f
  3. #4f5555

Tetradic

  1. #554f55
  2. #554f4f
  3. #4f554f
  4. #4f5555

Square

  1. #554f55
  2. #55524f
  3. #4f554f
  4. #4f5255

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0b
  2. #2d2a2d
  3. #554f55
  4. #7d747d
  5. #a29ba2

Shades

#554f55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554f55
  2. #4d474d
  3. #443f44
  4. #3c373c
  5. #332f33
  6. #2b282b
  7. #222022
  8. #1a181a
  9. #111011
  10. #090809
  11. #000000

Tints

#554f55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554f55
  2. #666166
  3. #777277
  4. #888488
  5. #999599
  6. #aaa7aa
  7. #bbb9bb
  8. #cccacc
  9. #dddcdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554f55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554f55
  2. #595459
  3. #5e595e
  4. #625e62
  5. #666366
  6. #6b686b
  7. #6f6c6f
  8. #737173
  9. #777677
  10. #7c7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5055 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505155 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #554f51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515055 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #525055 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554f53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554f55 {
  color: #554f55;
}
Background
.bg-554f55 {
  background-color: #554f55;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554f55 {
  border: 2px solid #554f55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554f55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 79 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554f55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554f55, #554f52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554f55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 79 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.62 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.47 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.76 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.12 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.31 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 10.32 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 10.32 #aab0aa Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#554f55  rgb(85, 79, 85)  hsl(300, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f554f  rgb(79, 85, 79)  hsl(120, 4%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#55554f  rgb(85, 85, 79)  hsl(60, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f5555  rgb(79, 85, 85)  hsl(180, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray