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#5F5D63

#5f5d63 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#5f5d63 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 36.47% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.04% cyan, 6.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 3.13% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1116

Complementary

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #61635d

Split complementary

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #63625d
  3. #5e635d

Analogous

  1. #5d5e63
  2. #5f5d63
  3. #625d63

Triadic

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #635f5d
  3. #5d635f

Tetradic

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #635d61
  3. #61635d
  4. #5d635f

Square

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #635d5e
  3. #61635d
  4. #5d6362

Monochromatic

  1. #131314
  2. #39383c
  3. #5f5d63
  4. #85828a
  5. #acaaaf

Shades

#5f5d63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #565459
  3. #4c4a4f
  4. #434145
  5. #39383b
  6. #302f32
  7. #262528
  8. #1d1c1e
  9. #131314
  10. #0a090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f5d63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #6f6d73
  3. #7f7d82
  4. #8f8e92
  5. #9f9ea1
  6. #afaeb1
  7. #bfbec1
  8. #cfced0
  9. #dfdfe0
  10. #efefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f5d63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #626166
  3. #666469
  4. #69686c
  5. #6c6b6f
  6. #706f72
  7. #737274
  8. #767677
  9. #79797a
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e5e60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5e63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c5e63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e5e5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d5e63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d5e63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f5d61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f5d63 {
  color: #5f5d63;
}
Background
.bg-5f5d63 {
  background-color: #5f5d63;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5f5d63 {
  border: 2px solid #5f5d63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f5d63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 93 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 3% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f5d63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f5d63, #625d63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f5d63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 93 99 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.12 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 5.77 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 5.77 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.92 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 10.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.47 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.13 #a0a29c Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#5f5d63  rgb(95, 93, 99)  hsl(260, 3%, 38%)  Davy's Gray
#61635d  rgb(97, 99, 93)  hsl(80, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#635f5d  rgb(99, 95, 93)  hsl(20, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray
#5d635f  rgb(93, 99, 95)  hsl(140, 3%, 38%)  Dim Gray