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#565A5E

#565a5e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#565a5e 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, 35.29% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.51% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.44% saturation and 35.29% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5e5a56

Split complementary

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5e5656
  3. #5e5e56

Analogous

  1. #565e5e
  2. #565a5e
  3. #56565e

Triadic

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5e565a
  3. #5a5e56

Tetradic

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5a565e
  3. #5e5a56
  4. #5a5e56

Square

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5e565e
  3. #5e5a56
  4. #565e56

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d0e
  2. #313436
  3. #565a5e
  4. #7b8086
  5. #a3a6aa

Shades

#565a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565a5e
  2. #4d5155
  3. #45484b
  4. #3c3f42
  5. #343638
  6. #2b2d2f
  7. #222426
  8. #1a1b1c
  9. #111213
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#565a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565a5e
  2. #676b6e
  3. #787b7e
  4. #898c8e
  5. #9a9c9e
  6. #abadaf
  7. #bbbdbf
  8. #cccecf
  9. #dddedf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565a5e
  2. #5a5e61
  3. #5e6265
  4. #636568
  5. #67696c
  6. #6b6d6f
  7. #6f7172
  8. #737576
  9. #787879
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585a5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595a5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58595e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #545b5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #57595e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555b5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565a5e {
  color: #565a5e;
}
Background
.bg-565a5e {
  background-color: #565a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565a5e {
  border: 2px solid #565a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 90 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 4% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565a5e, #56565e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 90 94 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.39 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.39 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.78 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.23 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.59 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.72 #a9a5a1 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#565a5e  rgb(86, 90, 94)  hsl(210, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5e5a56  rgb(94, 90, 86)  hsl(30, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5e565a  rgb(94, 86, 90)  hsl(330, 4%, 35%)  Wenge
#5a5e56  rgb(90, 94, 86)  hsl(90, 4%, 35%)  Feldgrau