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#514B58

#514b58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b58 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 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.95% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 267.69°, with 7.98% saturation and 31.96% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 8.89.

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Relative luminance0.0749

Complementary

  1. #514b58
  2. #52584b

Split complementary

  1. #514b58
  2. #58584b
  3. #4b584b

Analogous

  1. #4b4b58
  2. #514b58
  3. #584b58

Triadic

  1. #514b58
  2. #58514b
  3. #4b5851

Tetradic

  1. #514b58
  2. #584b52
  3. #52584b
  4. #4b5851

Square

  1. #514b58
  2. #584b4b
  3. #52584b
  4. #4b5858

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2b282f
  3. #514b58
  4. #776e81
  5. #9d96a6

Shades

#514b58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b58
  2. #49444f
  3. #413c46
  4. #39353e
  5. #312d35
  6. #29262c
  7. #201e23
  8. #18171a
  9. #100f12
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b58
  2. #625d69
  3. #746f79
  4. #85818a
  5. #97939b
  6. #a8a5ac
  7. #b9b7bc
  8. #cbc9cd
  9. #dcdbde
  10. #eeedee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b58
  2. #56505c
  3. #5a5660
  4. #5f5b64
  5. #646068
  6. #69666c
  7. #6d6b70
  8. #727074
  9. #777578
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4c52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494d59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4d58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #504d4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4c58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4c58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504c53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b58 {
  color: #514b58;
}
Background
.bg-514b58 {
  background-color: #514b58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b58 {
  border: 2px solid #514b58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 8% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b58, #584b58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.89 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.29 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.59 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.85 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.87 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.92 #674c47 Liver ΔE 12.19 #aeb4a7 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#514b58  rgb(81, 75, 88)  hsl(268, 8%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#52584b  rgb(82, 88, 75)  hsl(88, 8%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#58514b  rgb(88, 81, 75)  hsl(28, 8%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4b5851  rgb(75, 88, 81)  hsl(148, 8%, 32%)  Feldgrau