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#565E6C

#565e6c ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#565e6c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.86% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.37% cyan, 12.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 11.34% saturation and 38.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.08.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #565e6c
  2. #6c6456

Split complementary

  1. #565e6c
  2. #6c5956
  3. #696c56

Analogous

  1. #56696c
  2. #565e6c
  3. #59566c

Triadic

  1. #565e6c
  2. #6c565e
  3. #5e6c56

Tetradic

  1. #565e6c
  2. #64566c
  3. #6c6456
  4. #5e6c56

Square

  1. #565e6c
  2. #6c5669
  3. #6c6456
  4. #566c59

Monochromatic

  1. #121417
  2. #343941
  3. #565e6c
  4. #7a8495
  5. #a4abb7

Shades

#565e6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565e6c
  2. #4d5561
  3. #454b56
  4. #3c424c
  5. #343841
  6. #2b2f36
  7. #22262b
  8. #1a1c20
  9. #111316
  10. #09090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#565e6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565e6c
  2. #676e7b
  3. #787e89
  4. #898e98
  5. #9a9ea7
  6. #abafb6
  7. #bbbfc4
  8. #cccfd3
  9. #dddfe2
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565e6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565e6c
  2. #5a616e
  3. #5e6570
  4. #636872
  5. #676c74
  6. #6b6f76
  7. #6f7278
  8. #73767a
  9. #78797c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5f6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #575d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516162 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585e6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #575d6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565e6c {
  color: #565e6c;
}
Background
.bg-565e6c {
  background-color: #565e6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565e6c {
  border: 2px solid #565e6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565e6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 94 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 11% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565e6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565e6c, #59566c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565e6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 94 108 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.08 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.62 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.62 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.16 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 13.08 #a9a193 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#565e6c  rgb(86, 94, 108)  hsl(218, 11%, 38%)  Davy's Gray
#6c6456  rgb(108, 100, 86)  hsl(38, 11%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#6c565e  rgb(108, 86, 94)  hsl(338, 11%, 38%)  Wenge
#5e6c56  rgb(94, 108, 86)  hsl(98, 11%, 38%)  Feldgrau