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#56535D

#56535d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#56535d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 32.55% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.53% cyan, 10.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 5.68% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0896

Complementary

  1. #56535d
  2. #5a5d53

Split complementary

  1. #56535d
  2. #5d5b53
  3. #555d53

Analogous

  1. #53555d
  2. #56535d
  3. #5b535d

Triadic

  1. #56535d
  2. #5d5653
  3. #535d56

Tetradic

  1. #56535d
  2. #5d535a
  3. #5a5d53
  4. #535d56

Square

  1. #56535d
  2. #5d5355
  3. #5a5d53
  4. #535d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0c
  2. #312f35
  3. #56535d
  4. #7b7785
  5. #a29faa

Shades

#56535d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56535d
  2. #4d4b54
  3. #45424a
  4. #3c3a41
  5. #343238
  6. #2b2a2f
  7. #222125
  8. #1a191c
  9. #111113
  10. #090809
  11. #000000

Tints

#56535d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56535d
  2. #67646d
  3. #78757d
  4. #89878e
  5. #9a989e
  6. #aba9ae
  7. #bbbabe
  8. #cccbce
  9. #dddddf
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56535d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56535d
  2. #5a5861
  3. #5e5c64
  4. #636168
  5. #67656b
  6. #6b6a6f
  7. #6f6e72
  8. #737376
  9. #787779
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555458 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51545d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52545d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #555456 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #53545d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53545d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555459 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56535d {
  color: #56535d;
}
Background
.bg-56535d {
  background-color: #56535d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-56535d {
  border: 2px solid #56535d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56535d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 83 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 6% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56535d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56535d, #5b535d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56535d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 83 93 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.35 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.35 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.83 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.14 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.26 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.27 #a9aca2 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#56535d  rgb(86, 83, 93)  hsl(258, 6%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5d53  rgb(90, 93, 83)  hsl(78, 6%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#5d5653  rgb(93, 86, 83)  hsl(18, 6%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#535d56  rgb(83, 93, 86)  hsl(138, 6%, 35%)  Feldgrau