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#58595A

#58595a ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#58595a is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 34.9% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.22% cyan, 1.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 1.12% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0996

Complementary

  1. #58595a
  2. #5a5958

Split complementary

  1. #58595a
  2. #5a5858
  3. #5a5a58

Analogous

  1. #585a5a
  2. #58595a
  3. #58585a

Triadic

  1. #58595a
  2. #5a5859
  3. #595a58

Tetradic

  1. #58595a
  2. #59585a
  3. #5a5958
  4. #595a58

Square

  1. #58595a
  2. #5a585a
  3. #5a5958
  4. #585a58

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c0d
  2. #323333
  3. #58595a
  4. #7e7f81
  5. #a4a5a6

Shades

#58595a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #58595a
  2. #4f5051
  3. #464748
  4. #3e3e3f
  5. #353536
  6. #2c2d2d
  7. #232424
  8. #1a1b1b
  9. #121212
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#58595a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #58595a
  2. #696a6b
  3. #797a7b
  4. #8a8b8c
  5. #9b9b9c
  6. #acacad
  7. #bcbdbd
  8. #cdcdce
  9. #dedede
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#58595a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #58595a
  2. #5c5d5e
  3. #606162
  4. #646565
  5. #686969
  6. #6c6d6d
  7. #707071
  8. #747475
  9. #787878
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59595a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58595a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #585959 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #58595a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58595a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58595a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-58595a {
  color: #58595a;
}
Background
.bg-58595a {
  background-color: #58595a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-58595a {
  border: 2px solid #58595a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #58595a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 89 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 1% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-58595a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #58595a, #58585a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-58595a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 89 90 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 1.56 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.99 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.99 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.10 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.83 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.17 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.27 #a7a6a5 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#58595a  rgb(88, 89, 90)  hsl(210, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5958  rgb(90, 89, 88)  hsl(30, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5859  rgb(90, 88, 89)  hsl(330, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#595a58  rgb(89, 90, 88)  hsl(90, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray