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#56545D

#56545d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#56545d 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, 32.94% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.53% cyan, 9.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 5.08% saturation and 34.71% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #56545d
  2. #5b5d54

Split complementary

  1. #56545d
  2. #5d5b54
  3. #575d54

Analogous

  1. #54575d
  2. #56545d
  3. #5b545d

Triadic

  1. #56545d
  2. #5d5654
  3. #545d56

Tetradic

  1. #56545d
  2. #5d545b
  3. #5b5d54
  4. #545d56

Square

  1. #56545d
  2. #5d5457
  3. #5b5d54
  4. #545d5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b0d
  2. #313035
  3. #56545d
  4. #7b7885
  5. #a2a0aa

Shades

#56545d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56545d
  2. #4d4c54
  3. #45434a
  4. #3c3b41
  5. #343238
  6. #2b2a2f
  7. #222225
  8. #1a191c
  9. #111113
  10. #090809
  11. #000000

Tints

#56545d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56545d
  2. #67656d
  3. #78767d
  4. #89878e
  5. #9a989e
  6. #abaaae
  7. #bbbbbe
  8. #ccccce
  9. #dddddf
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56545d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56545d
  2. #5a5861
  3. #5e5d64
  4. #636168
  5. #67666b
  6. #6b6a6f
  7. #6f6e72
  8. #737376
  9. #787779
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52555d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #53555d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #555557 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #54555d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #54555d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555559 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56545d {
  color: #56545d;
}
Background
.bg-56545d {
  background-color: #56545d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-56545d {
  border: 2px solid #56545d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56545d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 84 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 5% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56545d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56545d, #5b545d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56545d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 84 93 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.64 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.37 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.19 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.19 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.47 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.74 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.53 #a9aba2 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#56545d  rgb(86, 84, 93)  hsl(253, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5b5d54  rgb(91, 93, 84)  hsl(73, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5d5654  rgb(93, 86, 84)  hsl(13, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#545d56  rgb(84, 93, 86)  hsl(133, 5%, 35%)  Feldgrau