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#514B56

#514b56 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.81% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 272.73°, with 6.83% saturation and 31.57% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.1.

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Relative luminance0.0745

Complementary

  1. #514b56
  2. #50564b

Split complementary

  1. #514b56
  2. #56564b
  3. #4b564c

Analogous

  1. #4c4b56
  2. #514b56
  3. #564b56

Triadic

  1. #514b56
  2. #56514b
  3. #4b5651

Tetradic

  1. #514b56
  2. #564b50
  3. #50564b
  4. #4b5651

Square

  1. #514b56
  2. #564c4b
  3. #50564b
  4. #4b5656

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #2b272d
  3. #514b56
  4. #776f7f
  5. #9e96a4

Shades

#514b56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b56
  2. #49444d
  3. #413c45
  4. #39353c
  5. #312d34
  6. #29262b
  7. #201e22
  8. #18171a
  9. #100f11
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b56
  2. #625d67
  3. #746f78
  4. #858189
  5. #97939a
  6. #a8a5ab
  7. #b9b7bb
  8. #cbc9cc
  9. #dcdbdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b56
  2. #56505a
  3. #5a565e
  4. #5f5b63
  5. #646067
  6. #69666b
  7. #6d6b6f
  8. #727073
  9. #777578
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4c51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4d56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #514c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4c56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4c56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b56 {
  color: #514b56;
}
Background
.bg-514b56 {
  background-color: #514b56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b56 {
  border: 2px solid #514b56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 7% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b56, #564b56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 86 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.10 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.62 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.81 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.24 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.24 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.29 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.65 #aeb4a9 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514b56  rgb(81, 75, 86)  hsl(273, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#50564b  rgb(80, 86, 75)  hsl(93, 7%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#56514b  rgb(86, 81, 75)  hsl(33, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4b5651  rgb(75, 86, 81)  hsl(153, 7%, 32%)  Feldgrau