Davy's gray is a dark shade gray color, made from powdered slate, iron oxide, and carbon black.
What color is Davy's gray?
Davy's gray color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Davy's gray is #555555, and the RGB color code is RGB(85, 85, 85).
In the RGB color model, Davy's gray has a red value of 85, a green value of 85, and a blue value of 85. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 66.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 33.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Davy's gray has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 33.3 % brightness/value.
Davy's gray is cool or warm?
The color Davy's gray is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color
What is the LRV of Davy's gray? (For interior and product design)
Davy's gray has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Davy's gray
Light Color
Compare LRV 9 of Davy's gray with dark and light Color
Is Davy's gray Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Davy's gray meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Davy's gray color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(0deg, 0.0 %, 33.3 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 0°
W: 33.33 %
B: 66.67 %
XYZ
X : 8.63
Y : 9.08
Z : 9.89
YXY
Y1 : 9.08
X : 0.31
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 66.67%
M : 66.67%
Y : 66.67%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 36.15
A : 0
B : -0
CIE-Lch
L : 36.15
C : 0.01
H : 296.81
CIE-Luv
L : 36.15
U : 0
V : -0.01
Hunter-Lab
L : 30.14
A : -1.61
B : 1.64
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Davy's gray
Here are the colors similar to Davy's gray . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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British Standard 4800
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Davy's gray
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Davy's gray . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Behr
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Dunn-Edwards
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Benjamin Moore
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Valspar
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
555555
Davy's gray
555555
Davy's gray
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Davy's gray - #555555?
Color that best contrast with Davy's gray - #555555 is #555555,
color name is Davy's gray
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Davy's gray - #555555?
Complementary or Opposite color for Davy's gray - #555555 is #555555,
color name is Davy's gray.
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