Davy's Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #acaaab |
| Complementary Color | #555354 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (150° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Davy's Grey Color. The Obligation color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grubenwald (#4a5b51) for more energetic effect. Try Nandor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#555354 is the best complementary color to Davy's Grey. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #535554 complementary color is Emperor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #535553 and #535555. Thus found on the left and right of #535554 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and Abbey colors as they work well with Davy's Grey.
The split-complementary Davy's Grey palette consists of #555353 and #555355 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555354). Try Emperor and Emperor colors in combination with #535554, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #535554 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Davy's Grey. Thus Chicago and Scarpa Flow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Davy's Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emperor, Abbey, and Fuscous Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #535554 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Davy's Grey tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#555354) and two others. The Scarpa Flow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuscous Gray – 120° from the complementary Emperor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545355 and #545553.
In a RGB color space, hex #535554 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Davy's Grey has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 1.19% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #535554 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #535554 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,85,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 0.39, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(150,1.19%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(150,2.35%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9382,-1.0148,0.2971) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.416,8.9761,9.6765) |