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#595B60

#595b60 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#595b60 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, 35.69% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.29% cyan, 5.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 3.78% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1045

Complementary

  1. #595b60
  2. #605e59

Split complementary

  1. #595b60
  2. #605a59
  3. #5e6059

Analogous

  1. #595e60
  2. #595b60
  3. #5a5960

Triadic

  1. #595b60
  2. #60595b
  3. #5b6059

Tetradic

  1. #595b60
  2. #5e5960
  3. #605e59
  4. #5b6059

Square

  1. #595b60
  2. #60595e
  3. #605e59
  4. #59605a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1011
  2. #343538
  3. #595b60
  4. #7e8187
  5. #a6a8ac

Shades

#595b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #595b60
  2. #505256
  3. #47494d
  4. #3e4043
  5. #35373a
  6. #2d2e30
  7. #242426
  8. #1b1b1d
  9. #121213
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#595b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #595b60
  2. #6a6b70
  3. #7a7c80
  4. #8b8c90
  5. #9b9da0
  6. #acadb0
  7. #bdbdbf
  8. #cdcecf
  9. #dededf
  10. #eeefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#595b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #595b60
  2. #5d5f63
  3. #616266
  4. #65666a
  5. #696a6d
  6. #6d6e70
  7. #707173
  8. #747576
  9. #78797a
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5b60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595b60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #585c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595b60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #595b60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #585c5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-595b60 {
  color: #595b60;
}
Background
.bg-595b60 {
  background-color: #595b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-595b60 {
  border: 2px solid #595b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #595b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 91 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 4% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-595b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #595b60, #5a5960);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-595b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 91 96 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.64 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.98 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.00 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.52 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.14 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.78 #a6a49f Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#595b60  rgb(89, 91, 96)  hsl(223, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#605e59  rgb(96, 94, 89)  hsl(43, 4%, 36%)  Davy's Gray
#60595b  rgb(96, 89, 91)  hsl(343, 4%, 36%)  Wenge
#5b6059  rgb(91, 96, 89)  hsl(103, 4%, 36%)  Feldgrau