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#59595C

#59595c ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#59595c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.26% cyan, 3.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 1.66% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #59595c
  2. #5c5c59

Split complementary

  1. #59595c
  2. #5c5a59
  3. #5a5c59

Analogous

  1. #595a5c
  2. #59595c
  3. #5a595c

Triadic

  1. #59595c
  2. #5c5959
  3. #595c59

Tetradic

  1. #59595c
  2. #5c595c
  3. #5c5c59
  4. #595c59

Square

  1. #59595c
  2. #5c595a
  3. #5c5c59
  4. #595c5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e0e
  2. #333335
  3. #59595c
  4. #7f7f83
  5. #a6a6a8

Shades

#59595c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59595c
  2. #505053
  3. #47474a
  4. #3e3e40
  5. #353537
  6. #2d2d2e
  7. #242425
  8. #1b1b1c
  9. #121212
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#59595c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59595c
  2. #6a6a6c
  3. #7a7a7d
  4. #8b8b8d
  5. #9b9b9d
  6. #acacae
  7. #bdbdbe
  8. #cdcdce
  9. #dedede
  10. #eeeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59595c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59595c
  2. #5d5d60
  3. #616163
  4. #656567
  5. #69696a
  6. #6d6d6e
  7. #707072
  8. #747475
  9. #787879
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58595c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58595c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58595a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #59595c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #59595c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59595b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59595c {
  color: #59595c;
}
Background
.bg-59595c {
  background-color: #59595c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-59595c {
  border: 2px solid #59595c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59595c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 89 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59595c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59595c, #5a595c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59595c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 89 92 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.41 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.11 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.11 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.83 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.19 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.48 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.49 #a6a6a3 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#59595c  rgb(89, 89, 92)  hsl(240, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5c5c59  rgb(92, 92, 89)  hsl(60, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5c5959  rgb(92, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#595c59  rgb(89, 92, 89)  hsl(120, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray