Davy Grey is a medium dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Davy Grey is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Davy Grey is #555555.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Davy Grey has 33%% Red, 33% Green, and 33% Blue.
Davy Grey has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 33% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Davy Grey has 0° Hue, 0% Saturation, and 33% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Davy Grey has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 67% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#555555 |
|
RGB |
(85, 85, 85) |
(33%, 33%, 33%) |
HSV |
(0°, 0, 33) |
(0%, 0%, 33%) |
HSL |
(0°, 0, 33) |
(0%, 0%, 33%) |
CMYK |
(0, 0, 0, 67) |
(0%, 0%, 0%, 67%) |
The natural luminance of Davy Grey is 9%, which is low.
Davy Grey has a higher contrast with white than black.
Davy Grey and black have a 2.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Davy Grey and white have a 7.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
9% |
insufficient (2.8) |
AAA (7.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Davy Grey paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 67% Black, 33% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
67%
White
33%
To mix Davy Grey paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 67% Black, 33% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
67%
White
33%
Colors similar to Davy Grey are: Carbon Grey, Black Cow, Dove Grey, Cloudy Grey, and Wenge. Carbon Grey is brighter and lighter than Davy Grey. Black Cow is brighter and darker than Davy Grey. Dove Grey is lighter than Davy Grey. Cloudy Grey is more orange and brighter and lighter than Davy Grey. Wenge is more orange and brighter than Davy Grey.