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#55585D

#55585d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#55585d 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, 34.51% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 4.49% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.097

Complementary

  1. #55585d
  2. #5d5a55

Split complementary

  1. #55585d
  2. #5d5655
  3. #5c5d55

Analogous

  1. #555c5d
  2. #55585d
  3. #56555d

Triadic

  1. #55585d
  2. #5d5558
  3. #585d55

Tetradic

  1. #55585d
  2. #5a555d
  3. #5d5a55
  4. #585d55

Square

  1. #55585d
  2. #5d555c
  3. #5d5a55
  4. #555d56

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c0d
  2. #303235
  3. #55585d
  4. #7a7e85
  5. #a1a4aa

Shades

#55585d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55585d
  2. #4d4f54
  3. #44464a
  4. #3c3e41
  5. #333538
  6. #2b2c2f
  7. #222325
  8. #1a1a1c
  9. #111213
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#55585d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55585d
  2. #66696d
  3. #77797d
  4. #888a8e
  5. #999b9e
  6. #aaacae
  7. #bbbcbe
  8. #cccdce
  9. #dddedf
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55585d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55585d
  2. #595c61
  3. #5e6064
  4. #626468
  5. #66686b
  6. #6b6c6f
  7. #6f7072
  8. #737476
  9. #777879
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57585a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56585d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56575d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53595a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #56585d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55585d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54595b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55585d {
  color: #55585d;
}
Background
.bg-55585d {
  background-color: #55585d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-55585d {
  border: 2px solid #55585d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55585d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 88 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 4% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55585d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55585d, #56555d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55585d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 88 93 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.22 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.78 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.04 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.04 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.91 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.04 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.17 #aaa7a2 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#55585d  rgb(85, 88, 93)  hsl(218, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5d5a55  rgb(93, 90, 85)  hsl(38, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5d5558  rgb(93, 85, 88)  hsl(338, 4%, 35%)  Wenge
#585d55  rgb(88, 93, 85)  hsl(98, 4%, 35%)  Feldgrau