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#494B4E

#494b4e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#494b4e 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, 29.41% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.41% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 3.31% saturation and 29.61% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4e4c49

Split complementary

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4e4a49
  3. #4e4e49

Analogous

  1. #494e4e
  2. #494b4e
  3. #4a494e

Triadic

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4e494b
  3. #4b4e49

Tetradic

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4c494e
  3. #4e4c49
  4. #4b4e49

Square

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4e494e
  3. #4e4c49
  4. #494e4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #242526
  3. #494b4e
  4. #6e7176
  5. #95979b

Shades

#494b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #494b4e
  2. #424446
  3. #3a3c3e
  4. #333537
  5. #2c2d2f
  6. #252627
  7. #1d1e1f
  8. #161717
  9. #0f0f10
  10. #070808
  11. #000000

Tints

#494b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #494b4e
  2. #5b5d60
  3. #6d6f71
  4. #808183
  5. #929395
  6. #a4a5a7
  7. #b6b7b8
  8. #c8c9ca
  9. #dbdbdc
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#494b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #494b4e
  2. #4f5053
  3. #545658
  4. #5a5b5d
  5. #5f6062
  6. #656667
  7. #6a6b6c
  8. #707071
  9. #757576
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4b4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484b4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-494b4e {
  color: #494b4e;
}
Background
.bg-494b4e {
  background-color: #494b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-494b4e {
  border: 2px solid #494b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #494b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 75 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-494b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #494b4e, #4a494e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-494b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 75 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.04 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.10 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.59 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.61 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.73 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.78 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.00 #b6b4b1 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#494b4e  rgb(73, 75, 78)  hsl(216, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4c49  rgb(78, 76, 73)  hsl(36, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4e494b  rgb(78, 73, 75)  hsl(336, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4b4e49  rgb(75, 78, 73)  hsl(96, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray