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#595757

#595757 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#595757 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 34.12% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 2.25% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.14% saturation and 34.51% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0963

Complementary

  1. #595757
  2. #575959

Split complementary

  1. #595757
  2. #575958
  3. #575859

Analogous

  1. #595758
  2. #595757
  3. #595857

Triadic

  1. #595757
  2. #575957
  3. #575759

Tetradic

  1. #595757
  2. #595957
  3. #575959
  4. #575759

Square

  1. #595757
  2. #585957
  3. #575959
  4. #585759

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b0b
  2. #323131
  3. #595757
  4. #807d7d
  5. #a6a3a3

Shades

#595757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595757
  2. #504e4e
  3. #474646
  4. #3e3d3d
  5. #353434
  6. #2d2c2c
  7. #242323
  8. #1b1a1a
  9. #121111
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#595757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595757
  2. #6a6868
  3. #7a7979
  4. #8b8989
  5. #9b9a9a
  6. #acabab
  7. #bdbcbc
  8. #cdcdcd
  9. #dedddd
  10. #eeeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595757
  2. #5d5b5b
  3. #615f5f
  4. #656363
  5. #696767
  6. #6d6c6c
  7. #707070
  8. #747474
  9. #787878
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585757 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #585857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a5757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585757 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585757 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #595757 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595757 {
  color: #595757;
}
Background
.bg-595757 {
  background-color: #595757;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595757 {
  border: 2px solid #595757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 87 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595757, #595857);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 87 87 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 1.48 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.56 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.56 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.01 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.04 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.74 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.62 #a6a8a8 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#595757  rgb(89, 87, 87)  hsl(0, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#575959  rgb(87, 89, 89)  hsl(180, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#575957  rgb(87, 89, 87)  hsl(120, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#575759  rgb(87, 87, 89)  hsl(240, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray