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#5A5E57

#5a5e57 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5a5e57 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 36.86% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 3.87% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.77.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #5b575e

Split complementary

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #57575e
  3. #5e575e

Analogous

  1. #5e5e57
  2. #5a5e57
  3. #575e57

Triadic

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #575a5e
  3. #5e575a

Tetradic

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #575e5b
  3. #5b575e
  4. #5e575a

Square

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #575e5e
  3. #5b575e
  4. #5e5757

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f0d
  2. #343632
  3. #5a5e57
  4. #80867c
  5. #a7aaa4

Shades

#5a5e57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #51554e
  3. #484b46
  4. #3f423d
  5. #363834
  6. #2d2f2c
  7. #242623
  8. #1b1c1a
  9. #121311
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a5e57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #6b6e68
  3. #7b7e79
  4. #8c8e89
  5. #9c9e9a
  6. #adafab
  7. #bdbfbc
  8. #cecfcd
  9. #dedfdd
  10. #efefee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a5e57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a5e57
  2. #5e615b
  3. #62655f
  4. #656863
  5. #696c67
  6. #6d6f6c
  7. #717270
  8. #757674
  9. #787978
  10. #7c7d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c5d5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e5d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a5d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d5d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c5d57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a5e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a5e57 {
  color: #5a5e57;
}
Background
.bg-5a5e57 {
  background-color: #5a5e57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a5e57 {
  border: 2px solid #5a5e57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a5e57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 94 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 4% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a5e57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a5e57, #575e57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a5e57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 94 87 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.77 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.96 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.83 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.83 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.93 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.55 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 11.50 #a5a1a8 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5a5e57  rgb(90, 94, 87)  hsl(94, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5b575e  rgb(91, 87, 94)  hsl(274, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#575a5e  rgb(87, 90, 94)  hsl(214, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5e575a  rgb(94, 87, 90)  hsl(334, 4%, 35%)  Wenge