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#575A5D

#575a5d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#575a5d 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, 35.29% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.45% cyan, 3.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 3.33% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5d5a57

Split complementary

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5d5757
  3. #5d5d57

Analogous

  1. #575d5d
  2. #575a5d
  3. #57575d

Triadic

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5d575a
  3. #5a5d57

Tetradic

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5a575d
  3. #5d5a57
  4. #5a5d57

Square

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5d575d
  3. #5d5a57
  4. #575d57

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d0e
  2. #323435
  3. #575a5d
  4. #7c8084
  5. #a4a6a9

Shades

#575a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #575a5d
  2. #4e5154
  3. #46484a
  4. #3d3f41
  5. #343638
  6. #2c2d2f
  7. #232425
  8. #1a1b1c
  9. #111213
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#575a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #575a5d
  2. #686b6d
  3. #797b7d
  4. #898c8e
  5. #9a9c9e
  6. #abadae
  7. #bcbdbe
  8. #cdcece
  9. #dddedf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#575a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #575a5d
  2. #5b5e61
  3. #5f6264
  4. #636568
  5. #67696b
  6. #6c6d6f
  7. #707172
  8. #747576
  9. #787879
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595a5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595a5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58595d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #565b5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585a5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585a5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #565a5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-575a5d {
  color: #575a5d;
}
Background
.bg-575a5d {
  background-color: #575a5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-575a5d {
  border: 2px solid #575a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #575a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 90 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 3% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-575a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #575a5d, #57575d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-575a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 90 93 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.71 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.08 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.08 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.91 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.62 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.11 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.41 #a8a5a2 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#575a5d  rgb(87, 90, 93)  hsl(210, 3%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5d5a57  rgb(93, 90, 87)  hsl(30, 3%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5d575a  rgb(93, 87, 90)  hsl(330, 3%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5d57  rgb(90, 93, 87)  hsl(90, 3%, 35%)  Davy's Gray