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#55514D

#55514d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#55514d 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, 31.76% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 4.94% saturation and 31.76% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #55514d
  2. #4d5155

Split complementary

  1. #55514d
  2. #4d5555
  3. #4d4d55

Analogous

  1. #554d4d
  2. #55514d
  3. #55554d

Triadic

  1. #55514d
  2. #4d5551
  3. #514d55

Tetradic

  1. #55514d
  2. #51554d
  3. #4d5155
  4. #514d55

Square

  1. #55514d
  2. #4d554d
  3. #4d5155
  4. #554d55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #2d2b29
  3. #55514d
  4. #7d7771
  5. #a29d99

Shades

#55514d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55514d
  2. #4d4945
  3. #44413e
  4. #3c3936
  5. #33312e
  6. #2b2927
  7. #22201f
  8. #1a1817
  9. #11100f
  10. #090808
  11. #000000

Tints

#55514d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55514d
  2. #66625f
  3. #777471
  4. #888582
  5. #999794
  6. #aaa8a6
  7. #bbb9b8
  8. #cccbca
  9. #dddcdb
  10. #eeeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55514d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55514d
  2. #595652
  3. #5e5a57
  4. #625f5c
  5. #666461
  6. #6b6967
  7. #6f6d6c
  8. #737271
  9. #777776
  10. #7c7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535150 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #53524d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #575050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #53514d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54524d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56504f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55514d {
  color: #55514d;
}
Background
.bg-55514d {
  background-color: #55514d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55514d {
  border: 2px solid #55514d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55514d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 81 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 5% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55514d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55514d, #55554d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55514d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 81 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.20 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.01 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.17 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.97 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.29 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.34 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.99 #aaaeb2 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#55514d  rgb(85, 81, 77)  hsl(30, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4d5155  rgb(77, 81, 85)  hsl(210, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4d5551  rgb(77, 85, 81)  hsl(150, 5%, 32%)  Outer Space
#514d55  rgb(81, 77, 85)  hsl(270, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray