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#5E555E

#5e555e ≈ Wenge

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e555e is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 33.33% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.03% saturation and 35.1% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wenge (#645452), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #5e555e
  2. #555e55

Split complementary

  1. #5e555e
  2. #5a5e55
  3. #555e5a

Analogous

  1. #5a555e
  2. #5e555e
  3. #5e555a

Triadic

  1. #5e555e
  2. #5e5e55
  3. #555e5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e555e
  2. #5e5555
  3. #555e55
  4. #555e5e

Square

  1. #5e555e
  2. #5e5a55
  3. #555e55
  4. #555a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c0e
  2. #363136
  3. #5e555e
  4. #867986
  5. #aaa2aa

Shades

#5e555e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e555e
  2. #554d55
  3. #4b444b
  4. #423c42
  5. #383338
  6. #2f2b2f
  7. #262226
  8. #1c1a1c
  9. #131113
  10. #090909
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e555e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e555e
  2. #6e666e
  3. #7e777e
  4. #8e888e
  5. #9e999e
  6. #afaaaf
  7. #bfbbbf
  8. #cfcccf
  9. #dfdddf
  10. #efeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e555e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e555e
  2. #615961
  3. #655e65
  4. #686268
  5. #6c666c
  6. #6f6b6f
  7. #726f72
  8. #767376
  9. #797779
  10. #7d7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a575a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54575e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #56585e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f5658 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #58565e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #59575e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5e555a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e555e {
  color: #5e555e;
}
Background
.bg-5e555e {
  background-color: #5e555e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e555e {
  border: 2px solid #5e555e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e555e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 85 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 5% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e555e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e555e, #5e555a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e555e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 85 94 / 0.35);
}

#645452 Wenge ΔE 6.33 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.63 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.07 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.89 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.89 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.16 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.57 #a1aaa1 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Wenge
#5e555e  rgb(94, 85, 94)  hsl(300, 5%, 35%)  Wenge
#555e55  rgb(85, 94, 85)  hsl(120, 5%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#5e5e55  rgb(94, 94, 85)  hsl(60, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#555e5e  rgb(85, 94, 94)  hsl(180, 5%, 35%)  Davy's Gray