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#565B68

#565b68 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#565b68 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, 35.69% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.31% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 9.47% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.28.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #565b68
  2. #686356

Split complementary

  1. #565b68
  2. #685a56
  3. #646856

Analogous

  1. #566468
  2. #565b68
  3. #5a5668

Triadic

  1. #565b68
  2. #68565b
  3. #5b6856

Tetradic

  1. #565b68
  2. #635668
  3. #686356
  4. #5b6856

Square

  1. #565b68
  2. #685664
  3. #686356
  4. #56685a

Monochromatic

  1. #111214
  2. #33363e
  3. #565b68
  4. #7a8091
  5. #a4a8b3

Shades

#565b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565b68
  2. #4d525e
  3. #454953
  4. #3c4049
  5. #34373e
  6. #2b2e34
  7. #22242a
  8. #1a1b1f
  9. #111215
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#565b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565b68
  2. #676b77
  3. #787c86
  4. #898c95
  5. #9a9da4
  6. #abadb4
  7. #bbbdc3
  8. #ccced2
  9. #dddee1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565b68
  2. #5a5f6a
  3. #5e626d
  4. #63666f
  5. #676a72
  6. #6b6e74
  7. #6f7176
  8. #737579
  9. #78797b
  10. #7c7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575c69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565a68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #525d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #575c68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565b68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #545c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565b68 {
  color: #565b68;
}
Background
.bg-565b68 {
  background-color: #565b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565b68 {
  border: 2px solid #565b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 91 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 9% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565b68, #5a5668);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 91 104 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.28 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.67 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.67 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.72 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.01 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.95 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.59 #a9a497 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#565b68  rgb(86, 91, 104)  hsl(223, 9%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#686356  rgb(104, 99, 86)  hsl(43, 9%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#68565b  rgb(104, 86, 91)  hsl(343, 9%, 37%)  Wenge
#5b6856  rgb(91, 104, 86)  hsl(103, 9%, 37%)  Feldgrau