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#514B57

#514b57 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b57 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.9% cyan, 13.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 7.41% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.49.

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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #514b57
  2. #51574b

Split complementary

  1. #514b57
  2. #57574b
  3. #4b574b

Analogous

  1. #4b4b57
  2. #514b57
  3. #574b57

Triadic

  1. #514b57
  2. #57514b
  3. #4b5751

Tetradic

  1. #514b57
  2. #574b51
  3. #51574b
  4. #4b5751

Square

  1. #514b57
  2. #574b4b
  3. #51574b
  4. #4b5757

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2b282e
  3. #514b57
  4. #776e80
  5. #9d96a5

Shades

#514b57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b57
  2. #49444e
  3. #413c46
  4. #39353d
  5. #312d34
  6. #29262c
  7. #201e23
  8. #18171a
  9. #100f11
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b57
  2. #625d68
  3. #746f79
  4. #858189
  5. #97939a
  6. #a8a5ab
  7. #b9b7bc
  8. #cbc9cd
  9. #dcdbdd
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b57
  2. #56505b
  3. #5a565f
  4. #5f5b63
  5. #646067
  6. #69666c
  7. #6d6b70
  8. #727074
  9. #777578
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 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 #494d58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #504c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4c57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4c57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514c52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b57 {
  color: #514b57;
}
Background
.bg-514b57 {
  background-color: #514b57;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b57 {
  border: 2px solid #514b57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 7% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b57, #574b57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 87 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.49 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.95 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.69 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.54 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.55 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.61 #674c47 Liver ΔE 11.92 #aeb4a8 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514b57  rgb(81, 75, 87)  hsl(270, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#51574b  rgb(81, 87, 75)  hsl(90, 7%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#57514b  rgb(87, 81, 75)  hsl(30, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4b5751  rgb(75, 87, 81)  hsl(150, 7%, 32%)  Feldgrau