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#575F5F

#575f5f ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#575f5f 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, 37.25% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 4.4% saturation and 35.69% 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 5.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1104

Complementary

  1. #575f5f
  2. #5f5757

Split complementary

  1. #575f5f
  2. #5f575b
  3. #5f5b57

Analogous

  1. #575f5b
  2. #575f5f
  3. #575b5f

Triadic

  1. #575f5f
  2. #5f575f
  3. #5f5f57

Tetradic

  1. #575f5f
  2. #57575f
  3. #5f5757
  4. #5f5f57

Square

  1. #575f5f
  2. #5b575f
  3. #5f5757
  4. #5b5f57

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f0f
  2. #323737
  3. #575f5f
  4. #7c8787
  5. #a4abab

Shades

#575f5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #575f5f
  2. #4e5656
  3. #464c4c
  4. #3d4343
  5. #343939
  6. #2c3030
  7. #232626
  8. #1a1d1d
  9. #111313
  10. #090a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#575f5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #575f5f
  2. #686f6f
  3. #797f7f
  4. #898f8f
  5. #9a9f9f
  6. #abafaf
  7. #bcbfbf
  8. #cdcfcf
  9. #dddfdf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#575f5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #575f5f
  2. #5b6262
  3. #5f6666
  4. #636969
  5. #676c6c
  6. #6c7070
  7. #707373
  8. #747676
  9. #787979
  10. #7c7d7d
  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 #5b5e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c5d5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55605f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b5e5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5e5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #565f5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-575f5f {
  color: #575f5f;
}
Background
.bg-575f5f {
  background-color: #575f5f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-575f5f {
  border: 2px solid #575f5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #575f5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 95 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-575f5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #575f5f, #575b5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-575f5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 95 95 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.11 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.11 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.08 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.44 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.77 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.12 #a8a0a0 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#575f5f  rgb(87, 95, 95)  hsl(180, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#5f5757  rgb(95, 87, 87)  hsl(0, 4%, 36%)  Wenge
#5f575f  rgb(95, 87, 95)  hsl(300, 4%, 36%)  Wenge
#5f5f57  rgb(95, 95, 87)  hsl(60, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray