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#514B52

#514b52 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b52 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.22% cyan, 8.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 4.46% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.0739

Complementary

  1. #514b52
  2. #4c524b

Split complementary

  1. #514b52
  2. #4f524b
  3. #4b524d

Analogous

  1. #4d4b52
  2. #514b52
  3. #524b4f

Triadic

  1. #514b52
  2. #52514b
  3. #4b5251

Tetradic

  1. #514b52
  2. #524b4c
  3. #4c524b
  4. #4b5251

Square

  1. #514b52
  2. #524d4b
  3. #4c524b
  4. #4b4f52

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0b
  2. #2a262a
  3. #514b52
  4. #78707a
  5. #9e979f

Shades

#514b52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b52
  2. #49444a
  3. #413c42
  4. #393539
  5. #312d31
  6. #292629
  7. #201e21
  8. #181719
  9. #100f10
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b52
  2. #625d63
  3. #746f75
  4. #858186
  5. #979397
  6. #a8a5a9
  7. #b9b7ba
  8. #cbc9cb
  9. #dcdbdc
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b52
  2. #565057
  3. #5a565b
  4. #5f5b60
  5. #646064
  6. #696669
  7. #6d6b6e
  8. #727072
  9. #777577
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4c52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4d52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #514c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4c52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4c52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b52 {
  color: #514b52;
}
Background
.bg-514b52 {
  background-color: #514b52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b52 {
  border: 2px solid #514b52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b52, #524b4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 82 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.54 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.37 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.09 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.11 #635147 Umber ΔE 10.47 #674c47 Liver ΔE 10.68 #aeb4ad Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514b52  rgb(81, 75, 82)  hsl(291, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4c524b  rgb(76, 82, 75)  hsl(111, 4%, 31%)  Feldgrau
#52514b  rgb(82, 81, 75)  hsl(51, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b5251  rgb(75, 82, 81)  hsl(171, 4%, 31%)  Outer Space