Davy Grey (#555555)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.46:1 — vs black: 2.82:1

Color values

  • HEX #555555
  • RGB rgb(85, 85, 85)
  • HSL hsl(0, 0%, 33%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 0, 66.67 )
  • Websafe #666666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #555555 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
Davy Grey
#555555
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
Davy Grey
#555555
Davy Grey
#555555
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
Davy Grey
#555555
Davy Grey
#555555
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
Davy Grey
#555555
Davy Grey
#555555
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
Davy Grey
#555555
Davy Grey
#555555
Davy Grey
#555555
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Davy Grey
#555555 Base
#0D0D0D
#2F2F2F
#414141
Dim Gray
#696969
#7B7B7B
#A1A1A1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Davy Grey, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0D0D0D
#2A2A2A
#383838
#474747
Davy Grey #555555 Base
#747474
#949494
#B3B3B3
Light Gray #D3D3D3
#F2F2F2
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #555555. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #555555;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #555555;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #555555;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #555555,
        #555555
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #555555,
        #555555
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$davy-grey: #555555;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$davy-grey-r: 85;
$davy-grey-g: 85;
$davy-grey-b: 85;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $davy-grey;
    color: rgba($davy-grey-r, $davy-grey-g, $davy-grey-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Davy Grey appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #555555 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #555555 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #555555 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #555555 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #555555 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Davy Grey ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Davy Grey #555555 Base
Liver #534B4F ΔE 6.19
Outer Space #414A4C ΔE 6.43
Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 7.30
Quartz #51484F ΔE 7.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.