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#5C595A

#5c595a ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5c595a is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.08% red, 34.9% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.26% magenta, 2.17% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 340°, 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #5c595a
  2. #595c5b

Split complementary

  1. #5c595a
  2. #595c59
  3. #595c5c

Analogous

  1. #5c595c
  2. #5c595a
  3. #5c5959

Triadic

  1. #5c595a
  2. #5a5c59
  3. #595a5c

Tetradic

  1. #5c595a
  2. #5c5b59
  3. #595c5b
  4. #595a5c

Square

  1. #5c595a
  2. #5c5c59
  3. #595c5b
  4. #59595c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e0e
  2. #353334
  3. #5c595a
  4. #837f80
  5. #a8a6a7

Shades

#5c595a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5c595a
  2. #535051
  3. #4a4748
  4. #403e3f
  5. #373536
  6. #2e2d2d
  7. #252424
  8. #1c1b1b
  9. #121212
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#5c595a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5c595a
  2. #6c6a6b
  3. #7d7a7b
  4. #8d8b8c
  5. #9d9b9c
  6. #aeacad
  7. #bebdbd
  8. #cecdce
  9. #dedede
  10. #efeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5c595a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5c595a
  2. #605d5e
  3. #636162
  4. #676565
  5. #6a6969
  6. #6e6d6d
  7. #727071
  8. #757475
  9. #797878
  10. #7c7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59595a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a5a5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d5959 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a595a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b5a5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c595a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5c595a {
  color: #5c595a;
}
Background
.bg-5c595a {
  background-color: #5c595a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5c595a {
  border: 2px solid #5c595a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5c595a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 92 89 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 2% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5c595a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5c595a, #5c5959);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5c595a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(92 89 90 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.63 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.98 #645452 Wenge ΔE 6.51 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.77 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.14 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.31 #a3a6a5 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5c595a  rgb(92, 89, 90)  hsl(340, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#595c5b  rgb(89, 92, 91)  hsl(160, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#5a5c59  rgb(90, 92, 89)  hsl(100, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#595a5c  rgb(89, 90, 92)  hsl(220, 2%, 35%)  Davy's Gray