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#48474C

#48474c ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#48474c 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, 27.84% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.26% cyan, 6.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 3.4% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0641

Complementary

  1. #48474c
  2. #4b4c47

Split complementary

  1. #48474c
  2. #4c4a47
  3. #484c47

Analogous

  1. #47484c
  2. #48474c
  3. #4a474c

Triadic

  1. #48474c
  2. #4c4847
  3. #474c48

Tetradic

  1. #48474c
  2. #4c474b
  3. #4b4c47
  4. #474c48

Square

  1. #48474c
  2. #4c4748
  3. #4b4c47
  4. #474c4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #232224
  3. #48474c
  4. #6d6c74
  5. #94929a

Shades

#48474c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48474c
  2. #414044
  3. #3a393d
  4. #323235
  5. #2b2b2e
  6. #242426
  7. #1d1c1e
  8. #161517
  9. #0e0e0f
  10. #070708
  11. #000000

Tints

#48474c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48474c
  2. #5a595e
  3. #6d6c70
  4. #7f7e82
  5. #919194
  6. #a4a3a6
  7. #b6b5b7
  8. #c8c8c9
  9. #dadadb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48474c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48474c
  2. #4e4d51
  3. #535256
  4. #59585c
  5. #5e5e61
  6. #646466
  7. #6a696b
  8. #6f6f70
  9. #757576
  10. #7a7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484749 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46484c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46484c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474849 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47474c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #47474c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48474a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48474c {
  color: #48474c;
}
Background
.bg-48474c {
  background-color: #48474c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48474c {
  border: 2px solid #48474c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48474c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 71 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 3% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48474c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48474c, #4a474c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48474c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 71 76 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.72 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.50 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.68 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.27 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.91 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.72 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.36 #b7b8b3 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#48474c  rgb(72, 71, 76)  hsl(252, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#4b4c47  rgb(75, 76, 71)  hsl(72, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#4c4847  rgb(76, 72, 71)  hsl(12, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#474c48  rgb(71, 76, 72)  hsl(132, 3%, 29%)  Outer Space