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#59595A

#59595a ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#59595a 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, 34.9% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.11% cyan, 1.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.56% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1001

Complementary

  1. #59595a
  2. #5a5a59

Split complementary

  1. #59595a
  2. #5a5a59
  3. #5a5a59

Analogous

  1. #595a5a
  2. #59595a
  3. #5a595a

Triadic

  1. #59595a
  2. #5a5959
  3. #595a59

Tetradic

  1. #59595a
  2. #5a595a
  3. #5a5a59
  4. #595a59

Square

  1. #59595a
  2. #5a595a
  3. #5a5a59
  4. #595a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d0d
  2. #333334
  3. #59595a
  4. #7f7f80
  5. #a6a6a7

Shades

#59595a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59595a
  2. #505051
  3. #474748
  4. #3e3e3f
  5. #353536
  6. #2d2d2d
  7. #242424
  8. #1b1b1b
  9. #121212
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#59595a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59595a
  2. #6a6a6b
  3. #7a7a7b
  4. #8b8b8c
  5. #9b9b9c
  6. #acacad
  7. #bdbdbd
  8. #cdcdce
  9. #dedede
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59595a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59595a
  2. #5d5d5e
  3. #616162
  4. #656565
  5. #696969
  6. #6d6d6d
  7. #707071
  8. #747475
  9. #787878
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 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 #59595a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #595959 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59595a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #59595a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59595a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59595a {
  color: #59595a;
}
Background
.bg-59595a {
  background-color: #59595a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59595a {
  border: 2px solid #59595a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59595a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 89 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59595a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59595a, #5a595a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59595a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 89 90 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 1.58 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.90 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.90 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.53 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.15 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.96 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.61 #a6a6a5 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#59595a  rgb(89, 89, 90)  hsl(240, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5a59  rgb(90, 90, 89)  hsl(60, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5959  rgb(90, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#595a59  rgb(89, 90, 89)  hsl(120, 1%, 35%)  Davy's Gray