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#48464D

#48464d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#48464d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 27.45% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.49% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 4.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0629

Complementary

  1. #48464d
  2. #4b4d46

Split complementary

  1. #48464d
  2. #4d4b46
  3. #474d46

Analogous

  1. #46474d
  2. #48464d
  3. #4b464d

Triadic

  1. #48464d
  2. #4d4846
  3. #464d48

Tetradic

  1. #48464d
  2. #4d464b
  3. #4b4d46
  4. #464d48

Square

  1. #48464d
  2. #4d4647
  3. #4b4d46
  4. #464d4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #232225
  3. #48464d
  4. #6d6a75
  5. #94919b

Shades

#48464d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48464d
  2. #413f45
  3. #3a383e
  4. #323136
  5. #2b2a2e
  6. #242327
  7. #1d1c1f
  8. #161517
  9. #0e0e0f
  10. #070708
  11. #000000

Tints

#48464d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48464d
  2. #5a595f
  3. #6d6b71
  4. #7f7e82
  5. #919094
  6. #a4a3a6
  7. #b6b5b8
  8. #c8c8ca
  9. #dadadb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48464d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48464d
  2. #4e4c52
  3. #535257
  4. #59575c
  5. #5e5d61
  6. #646367
  7. #6a696c
  8. #6f6f71
  9. #757476
  10. #7a7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474749 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45474d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45474d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474748 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46474d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46474d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48474a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48464d {
  color: #48464d;
}
Background
.bg-48464d {
  background-color: #48464d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48464d {
  border: 2px solid #48464d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48464d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 70 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 5% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48464d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48464d, #4b464d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48464d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 70 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.76 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.46 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.80 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.83 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.68 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.71 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.99 #b7b9b2 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#48464d  rgb(72, 70, 77)  hsl(257, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#4b4d46  rgb(75, 77, 70)  hsl(77, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#4d4846  rgb(77, 72, 70)  hsl(17, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#464d48  rgb(70, 77, 72)  hsl(137, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space