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#5E5E67

#5e5e67 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5e5e67 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, 36.86% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.74% cyan, 8.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.57% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1136

Complementary

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #67675e

Split complementary

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #67635e
  3. #63675e

Analogous

  1. #5e6367
  2. #5e5e67
  3. #635e67

Triadic

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #675e5e
  3. #5e675e

Tetradic

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #675e67
  3. #67675e
  4. #5e675e

Square

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #675e63
  3. #67675e
  4. #5e6763

Monochromatic

  1. #151517
  2. #3a3a3f
  3. #5e5e67
  4. #83838e
  5. #ababb3

Shades

#5e5e67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #55555d
  3. #4b4b52
  4. #424248
  5. #38383e
  6. #2f2f34
  7. #262629
  8. #1c1c1f
  9. #131315
  10. #09090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e5e67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #6e6e76
  3. #7e7e85
  4. #8e8e95
  5. #9e9ea4
  6. #afafb3
  7. #bfbfc2
  8. #cfcfd1
  9. #dfdfe1
  10. #efeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e5e67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e5e67
  2. #61616a
  3. #65656c
  4. #68686f
  5. #6c6c71
  6. #6f6f74
  7. #727276
  8. #767679
  9. #79797b
  10. #7d7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5f67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c5e67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c5f61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d5f67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d5e67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d5f63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e5e67 {
  color: #5e5e67;
}
Background
.bg-5e5e67 {
  background-color: #5e5e67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5e5e67 {
  border: 2px solid #5e5e67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e5e67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 94 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e5e67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e5e67, #635e67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e5e67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 94 103 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.26 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 6.48 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 6.48 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.42 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.12 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.71 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.16 #a1a198 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5e5e67  rgb(94, 94, 103)  hsl(240, 5%, 39%)  Davy's Gray
#67675e  rgb(103, 103, 94)  hsl(60, 5%, 39%)  Dim Gray
#675e5e  rgb(103, 94, 94)  hsl(0, 5%, 39%)  Wenge
#5e675e  rgb(94, 103, 94)  hsl(120, 5%, 39%)  Feldgrau