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#575855

#575855 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#575855 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 34.51% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.41% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 1.73% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0966

Complementary

  1. #575855
  2. #565558

Split complementary

  1. #575855
  2. #555558
  3. #575558

Analogous

  1. #585755
  2. #575855
  3. #555855

Triadic

  1. #575855
  2. #555758
  3. #585557

Tetradic

  1. #575855
  2. #555856
  3. #565558
  4. #585557

Square

  1. #575855
  2. #555857
  3. #565558
  4. #585555

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #31312f
  3. #575855
  4. #7d7f7b
  5. #a4a5a1

Shades

#575855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #575855
  2. #4e4f4d
  3. #464644
  4. #3d3e3c
  5. #343533
  6. #2c2c2b
  7. #232322
  8. #1a1a1a
  9. #111211
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#575855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #575855
  2. #686966
  3. #797977
  4. #898a88
  5. #9a9b99
  6. #abacaa
  7. #bcbcbb
  8. #cdcdcc
  9. #dddedd
  10. #eeeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#575855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #575855
  2. #5b5c59
  3. #5f605e
  4. #636462
  5. #676866
  6. #6c6c6b
  7. #70706f
  8. #747473
  9. #787877
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575857 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585855 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585855 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #575857 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585855 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #575856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-575855 {
  color: #575855;
}
Background
.bg-575855 {
  background-color: #575855;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-575855 {
  border: 2px solid #575855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #575855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 88 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 2% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-575855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #575855, #555855);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-575855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 88 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.31 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.74 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.74 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.03 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.46 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.64 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.76 #a8a7aa Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#575855  rgb(87, 88, 85)  hsl(80, 2%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#565558  rgb(86, 85, 88)  hsl(260, 2%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#555758  rgb(85, 87, 88)  hsl(200, 2%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#585557  rgb(88, 85, 87)  hsl(320, 2%, 34%)  Davy's Gray