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#585B5F

#585b5f ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#585b5f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.37% cyan, 4.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 3.83% saturation and 35.88% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1038

Complementary

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5f5c58

Split complementary

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5f5858
  3. #5e5f58

Analogous

  1. #585e5f
  2. #585b5f
  3. #58585f

Triadic

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5f585b
  3. #5b5f58

Tetradic

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5c585f
  3. #5f5c58
  4. #5b5f58

Square

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5f585e
  3. #5f5c58
  4. #585f58

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f10
  2. #333537
  3. #585b5f
  4. #7d8187
  5. #a5a8ab

Shades

#585b5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #585b5f
  2. #4f5256
  3. #46494c
  4. #3e4043
  5. #353739
  6. #2c2e30
  7. #232426
  8. #1a1b1d
  9. #121213
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#585b5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #585b5f
  2. #696b6f
  3. #797c7f
  4. #8a8c8f
  5. #9b9d9f
  6. #acadaf
  7. #bcbdbf
  8. #cdcecf
  9. #dededf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#585b5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #585b5f
  2. #5c5f62
  3. #606266
  4. #646669
  5. #686a6c
  6. #6c6e70
  7. #707173
  8. #747576
  9. #787979
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5b5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5b5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595a5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #565c5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595b5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595b5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #575c5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-585b5f {
  color: #585b5f;
}
Background
.bg-585b5f {
  background-color: #585b5f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-585b5f {
  border: 2px solid #585b5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #585b5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 91 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 4% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-585b5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #585b5f, #58585f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-585b5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 91 95 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.28 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.89 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.41 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.83 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.09 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.94 #a7a4a0 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#585b5f  rgb(88, 91, 95)  hsl(214, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#5f5c58  rgb(95, 92, 88)  hsl(34, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#5f585b  rgb(95, 88, 91)  hsl(334, 4%, 36%)  Wenge
#5b5f58  rgb(91, 95, 88)  hsl(94, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray