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#5E574E

#5e574e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e574e 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, 34.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 17.02% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 33.75°, with 9.3% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #5e574e
  2. #4e555e

Split complementary

  1. #5e574e
  2. #4e5d5e
  3. #4f4e5e

Analogous

  1. #5e4f4e
  2. #5e574e
  3. #5d5e4e

Triadic

  1. #5e574e
  2. #4e5e57
  3. #574e5e

Tetradic

  1. #5e574e
  2. #555e4e
  3. #4e555e
  4. #574e5e

Square

  1. #5e574e
  2. #4e5e4f
  3. #4e555e
  4. #5e4e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a09
  2. #34302b
  3. #5e574e
  4. #887e71
  5. #aba49a

Shades

#5e574e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e574e
  2. #554e46
  3. #4b463e
  4. #423d37
  5. #38342f
  6. #2f2c27
  7. #26231f
  8. #1c1a17
  9. #131110
  10. #090908
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e574e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e574e
  2. #6e6860
  3. #7e7971
  4. #8e8983
  5. #9e9a95
  6. #afaba7
  7. #bfbcb8
  8. #cfcdca
  9. #dfdddc
  10. #efeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e574e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e574e
  2. #615b53
  3. #655f58
  4. #68635d
  5. #6c6762
  6. #6f6c67
  7. #72706c
  8. #767471
  9. #797876
  10. #7d7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5854 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b594e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #615554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c574e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c584e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #605652 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e574e {
  color: #5e574e;
}
Background
.bg-5e574e {
  background-color: #5e574e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e574e {
  border: 2px solid #5e574e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e574e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 87 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 9% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e574e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e574e, #5d5e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e574e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 87 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.75 #635147 Umber ΔE 5.96 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.20 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.44 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.44 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.34 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.75 #a1a8b1 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5e574e  rgb(94, 87, 78)  hsl(34, 9%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#4e555e  rgb(78, 85, 94)  hsl(214, 9%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#4e5e57  rgb(78, 94, 87)  hsl(154, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau
#574e5e  rgb(87, 78, 94)  hsl(274, 9%, 34%)  Eggplant