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#555D66

#555d66 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#555d66 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, 36.47% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 211.76°, with 9.09% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #555d66
  2. #665e55

Split complementary

  1. #555d66
  2. #665655
  3. #666655

Analogous

  1. #556666
  2. #555d66
  3. #565566

Triadic

  1. #555d66
  2. #66555d
  3. #5d6655

Tetradic

  1. #555d66
  2. #5e5566
  3. #665e55
  4. #5d6655

Square

  1. #555d66
  2. #665566
  3. #665e55
  4. #556656

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1113
  2. #32373c
  3. #555d66
  4. #79838f
  5. #a2aab2

Shades

#555d66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555d66
  2. #4d545c
  3. #444a52
  4. #3c4147
  5. #33383d
  6. #2b2f33
  7. #222529
  8. #1a1c1f
  9. #111314
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#555d66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555d66
  2. #666d75
  3. #777d85
  4. #888e94
  5. #999ea3
  6. #aaaeb3
  7. #bbbec2
  8. #ccced1
  9. #dddfe0
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555d66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555d66
  2. #596169
  3. #5e646b
  4. #62686e
  5. #666b70
  6. #6b6f73
  7. #6f7276
  8. #737678
  9. #77797b
  10. #7c7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5d66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585b66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #515f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585d66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575c66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #535e62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555d66 {
  color: #555d66;
}
Background
.bg-555d66 {
  background-color: #555d66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555d66 {
  border: 2px solid #555d66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555d66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 93 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 9% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555d66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555d66, #565566);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555d66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 93 102 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.12 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.35 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.35 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.17 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.20 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.55 #aaa299 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#555d66  rgb(85, 93, 102)  hsl(212, 9%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#665e55  rgb(102, 94, 85)  hsl(32, 9%, 37%)  Umber
#66555d  rgb(102, 85, 93)  hsl(332, 9%, 37%)  Wenge
#5d6655  rgb(93, 102, 85)  hsl(92, 9%, 37%)  Feldgrau