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#605E5F

#605e5f ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#605e5f is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 36.86% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.08% magenta, 1.04% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 1.05% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #605e5f
  2. #5e605f

Split complementary

  1. #605e5f
  2. #5e605e
  3. #5e6060

Analogous

  1. #605e60
  2. #605e5f
  3. #605e5e

Triadic

  1. #605e5f
  2. #5f605e
  3. #5e5f60

Tetradic

  1. #605e5f
  2. #605f5e
  3. #5e605f
  4. #5e5f60

Square

  1. #605e5f
  2. #60605e
  3. #5e605f
  4. #5e5e60

Monochromatic

  1. #131212
  2. #393839
  3. #605e5f
  4. #878485
  5. #acabab

Shades

#605e5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #605e5f
  2. #565556
  3. #4d4b4c
  4. #434243
  5. #3a3839
  6. #302f30
  7. #262626
  8. #1d1c1d
  9. #131313
  10. #0a090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#605e5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #605e5f
  2. #706e6f
  3. #807e7f
  4. #908e8f
  5. #a09e9f
  6. #b0afaf
  7. #bfbfbf
  8. #cfcfcf
  9. #dfdfdf
  10. #efefef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#605e5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #605e5f
  2. #636162
  3. #666566
  4. #6a6869
  5. #6d6c6c
  6. #706f70
  7. #737273
  8. #767676
  9. #7a7979
  10. #7d7d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f5f5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #605e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f5e5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f5e5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #605e5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-605e5f {
  color: #605e5f;
}
Background
.bg-605e5f {
  background-color: #605e5f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-605e5f {
  border: 2px solid #605e5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #605e5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 94 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 1% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-605e5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #605e5f, #605e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-605e5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 94 95 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.71 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 4.18 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 4.18 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.44 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.66 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.91 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.79 #9fa1a0 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#605e5f  rgb(96, 94, 95)  hsl(330, 1%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#5e605f  rgb(94, 96, 95)  hsl(150, 1%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#5f605e  rgb(95, 96, 94)  hsl(90, 1%, 37%)  Dim Gray
#5e5f60  rgb(94, 95, 96)  hsl(210, 1%, 37%)  Davy's Gray