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#5B555D

#5b555d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5b555d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 33.33% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.15% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 4.49% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0951

Complementary

  1. #5b555d
  2. #575d55

Split complementary

  1. #5b555d
  2. #5b5d55
  3. #555d57

Analogous

  1. #57555d
  2. #5b555d
  3. #5d555b

Triadic

  1. #5b555d
  2. #5d5b55
  3. #555d5b

Tetradic

  1. #5b555d
  2. #5d5557
  3. #575d55
  4. #555d5b

Square

  1. #5b555d
  2. #5d5755
  3. #575d55
  4. #555b5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c0d
  2. #343035
  3. #5b555d
  4. #827a85
  5. #a8a1aa

Shades

#5b555d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b555d
  2. #524d54
  3. #49444a
  4. #403c41
  5. #373338
  6. #2e2b2f
  7. #242225
  8. #1b1a1c
  9. #121113
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b555d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b555d
  2. #6b666d
  3. #7c777d
  4. #8c888e
  5. #9d999e
  6. #adaaae
  7. #bdbbbe
  8. #ceccce
  9. #dedddf
  10. #efeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b555d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b555d
  2. #5f5961
  3. #625e64
  4. #666268
  5. #6a666b
  6. #6e6b6f
  7. #716f72
  8. #757376
  9. #797779
  10. #7c7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595659 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54575d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #55575d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b5658 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #57565d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58565d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b555a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b555d {
  color: #5b555d;
}
Background
.bg-5b555d {
  background-color: #5b555d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b555d {
  border: 2px solid #5b555d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b555d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 85 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 4% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b555d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b555d, #5d555b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b555d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 85 93 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.25 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.69 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.09 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.09 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.09 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.55 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.87 #a4aaa2 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5b555d  rgb(91, 85, 93)  hsl(285, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#575d55  rgb(87, 93, 85)  hsl(105, 4%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#5d5b55  rgb(93, 91, 85)  hsl(45, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#555d5b  rgb(85, 93, 91)  hsl(165, 4%, 35%)  Davy's Gray