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#585B58

#585b58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#585b58 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, 35.69% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.3% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.68% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1026

Complementary

  1. #585b58
  2. #5b585b

Split complementary

  1. #585b58
  2. #5a585b
  3. #5b585a

Analogous

  1. #5a5b58
  2. #585b58
  3. #585b5a

Triadic

  1. #585b58
  2. #58585b
  3. #5b5858

Tetradic

  1. #585b58
  2. #585b5b
  3. #5b585b
  4. #5b5858

Square

  1. #585b58
  2. #585a5b
  3. #5b585b
  4. #5b5a58

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d0d
  2. #323432
  3. #585b58
  4. #7e827e
  5. #a5a8a5

Shades

#585b58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #585b58
  2. #4f524f
  3. #464946
  4. #3e403e
  5. #353735
  6. #2c2e2c
  7. #232423
  8. #1a1b1a
  9. #121212
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#585b58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #585b58
  2. #696b69
  3. #797c79
  4. #8a8c8a
  5. #9b9d9b
  6. #acadac
  7. #bcbdbc
  8. #cdcecd
  9. #dedede
  10. #eeefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#585b58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #585b58
  2. #5c5f5c
  3. #606260
  4. #646664
  5. #686a68
  6. #6c6e6c
  7. #707170
  8. #747574
  9. #787978
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595a59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5a58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #585b5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a5b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a5a58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #585b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-585b58 {
  color: #585b58;
}
Background
.bg-585b58 {
  background-color: #585b58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-585b58 {
  border: 2px solid #585b58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #585b58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 91 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-585b58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #585b58, #585b5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-585b58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 91 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.38 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.17 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.17 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.29 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.46 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.67 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 10.77 #a7a4a7 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#585b58  rgb(88, 91, 88)  hsl(120, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5b585b  rgb(91, 88, 91)  hsl(300, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#58585b  rgb(88, 88, 91)  hsl(240, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5b5858  rgb(91, 88, 88)  hsl(0, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray