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#565F6B

#565f6b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#565f6b 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, 37.25% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.63% cyan, 11.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 10.88% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1122

Complementary

  1. #565f6b
  2. #6b6256

Split complementary

  1. #565f6b
  2. #6b5756
  3. #696b56

Analogous

  1. #56696b
  2. #565f6b
  3. #57566b

Triadic

  1. #565f6b
  2. #6b565f
  3. #5f6b56

Tetradic

  1. #565f6b
  2. #62566b
  3. #6b6256
  4. #5f6b56

Square

  1. #565f6b
  2. #6b5669
  3. #6b6256
  4. #566b57

Monochromatic

  1. #121416
  2. #343941
  3. #565f6b
  4. #7a8594
  5. #a4acb6

Shades

#565f6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565f6b
  2. #4d5660
  3. #454c56
  4. #3c434b
  5. #343940
  6. #2b3036
  7. #22262b
  8. #1a1d20
  9. #111315
  10. #090a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#565f6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565f6b
  2. #676f7a
  3. #787f89
  4. #898f97
  5. #9a9fa6
  6. #abafb5
  7. #bbbfc4
  8. #cccfd3
  9. #dddfe1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565f6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565f6b
  2. #5a626d
  3. #5e666f
  4. #636971
  5. #676c73
  6. #6b7076
  7. #6f7378
  8. #73767a
  9. #78797c
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5f6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595d6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595f6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585e6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565f6b {
  color: #565f6b;
}
Background
.bg-565f6b {
  background-color: #565f6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565f6b {
  border: 2px solid #565f6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565f6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 95 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 11% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565f6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565f6b, #57566b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565f6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 95 107 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.55 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.92 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.92 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.50 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.24 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.72 #a9a094 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#565f6b  rgb(86, 95, 107)  hsl(214, 11%, 38%)  Davy's Gray
#6b6256  rgb(107, 98, 86)  hsl(34, 11%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#6b565f  rgb(107, 86, 95)  hsl(334, 11%, 38%)  Wenge
#5f6b56  rgb(95, 107, 86)  hsl(94, 11%, 38%)  Feldgrau