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#575E68

#575e68 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#575e68 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, 36.86% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 9.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 215.29°, with 8.9% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1103

Complementary

  1. #575e68
  2. #686157

Split complementary

  1. #575e68
  2. #685857
  3. #666857

Analogous

  1. #576668
  2. #575e68
  3. #585768

Triadic

  1. #575e68
  2. #68575e
  3. #5e6857

Tetradic

  1. #575e68
  2. #615768
  3. #686157
  4. #5e6857

Square

  1. #575e68
  2. #685766
  3. #686157
  4. #576858

Monochromatic

  1. #111315
  2. #34383e
  3. #575e68
  4. #7b8491
  5. #a5abb3

Shades

#575e68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #575e68
  2. #4e555e
  3. #464b53
  4. #3d4249
  5. #34383e
  6. #2c2f34
  7. #23262a
  8. #1a1c1f
  9. #111315
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#575e68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #575e68
  2. #686e77
  3. #797e86
  4. #898e95
  5. #9a9ea4
  6. #abafb4
  7. #bcbfc3
  8. #cdcfd2
  9. #dddfe1
  10. #eeeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#575e68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #575e68
  2. #5b616a
  3. #5f656d
  4. #63686f
  5. #676c72
  6. #6c6f74
  7. #707276
  8. #747679
  9. #78797b
  10. #7c7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b5e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5e69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595d68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #536061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595e68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585d68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #555f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-575e68 {
  color: #575e68;
}
Background
.bg-575e68 {
  background-color: #575e68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-575e68 {
  border: 2px solid #575e68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #575e68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 94 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 9% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-575e68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #575e68, #585768);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-575e68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 94 104 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.51 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.22 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.22 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.94 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.32 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.61 #a8a197 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#575e68  rgb(87, 94, 104)  hsl(215, 9%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#686157  rgb(104, 97, 87)  hsl(35, 9%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#68575e  rgb(104, 87, 94)  hsl(335, 9%, 37%)  Wenge
#5e6857  rgb(94, 104, 87)  hsl(95, 9%, 37%)  Feldgrau