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#49464D

#49464d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#49464d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 27.45% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.19% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #49464d
  2. #4a4d46

Split complementary

  1. #49464d
  2. #4d4c46
  3. #464d46

Analogous

  1. #46464d
  2. #49464d
  3. #4c464d

Triadic

  1. #49464d
  2. #4d4946
  3. #464d49

Tetradic

  1. #49464d
  2. #4d464a
  3. #4a4d46
  4. #464d49

Square

  1. #49464d
  2. #4d4646
  3. #4a4d46
  4. #464d4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #232225
  3. #49464d
  4. #6f6a75
  5. #95919b

Shades

#49464d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49464d
  2. #423f45
  3. #3a383e
  4. #333136
  5. #2c2a2e
  6. #252327
  7. #1d1c1f
  8. #161517
  9. #0f0e0f
  10. #070708
  11. #000000

Tints

#49464d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49464d
  2. #5b595f
  3. #6d6b71
  4. #807e82
  5. #929094
  6. #a4a3a6
  7. #b6b5b8
  8. #c8c8ca
  9. #dbdadb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49464d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49464d
  2. #4f4c52
  3. #545257
  4. #5a575c
  5. #5f5d61
  6. #656367
  7. #6a696c
  8. #706f71
  9. #757476
  10. #7b7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48474a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45474d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45474d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484748 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47474d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #47474d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49474a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49464d {
  color: #49464d;
}
Background
.bg-49464d {
  background-color: #49464d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-49464d {
  border: 2px solid #49464d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49464d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 70 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 5% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49464d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49464d, #4c464d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49464d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 70 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.90 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.83 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.04 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.36 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.34 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.37 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.26 #b6b9b2 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#49464d  rgb(73, 70, 77)  hsl(266, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#4a4d46  rgb(74, 77, 70)  hsl(86, 5%, 29%)  Black Olive
#4d4946  rgb(77, 73, 70)  hsl(26, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#464d49  rgb(70, 77, 73)  hsl(146, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space