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#4A4E58

#4a4e58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4a4e58 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 30.59% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.91% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 8.64% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #58544a

Split complementary

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #584d4a
  3. #55584a

Analogous

  1. #4a5558
  2. #4a4e58
  3. #4d4a58

Triadic

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #584a4e
  3. #4e584a

Tetradic

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #544a58
  3. #58544a
  4. #4e584a

Square

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #584a55
  3. #58544a
  4. #4a584d

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #27292e
  3. #4a4e58
  4. #6d7382
  5. #959aa6

Shades

#4a4e58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #43464f
  3. #3b3e46
  4. #34373e
  5. #2c2f35
  6. #25272c
  7. #1e1f23
  8. #16171a
  9. #0f1012
  10. #070809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a4e58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #5c6069
  3. #6e7179
  4. #80838a
  5. #92959b
  6. #a5a7ac
  7. #b7b8bc
  8. #c9cacd
  9. #dbdcde
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a4e58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a4e58
  2. #4f535c
  3. #555860
  4. #5a5d64
  5. #606268
  6. #65676c
  7. #6a6c70
  8. #707174
  9. #757678
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4d58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #475051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4e58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484f54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a4e58 {
  color: #4a4e58;
}
Background
.bg-4a4e58 {
  background-color: #4a4e58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a4e58 {
  border: 2px solid #4a4e58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a4e58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 78 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 9% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a4e58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a4e58, #4d4a58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a4e58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 78 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.19 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.48 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.50 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.13 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.31 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.41 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.27 #b5b1a7 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4a4e58  rgb(74, 78, 88)  hsl(223, 9%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#58544a  rgb(88, 84, 74)  hsl(43, 9%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#584a4e  rgb(88, 74, 78)  hsl(343, 9%, 32%)  Wenge
#4e584a  rgb(78, 88, 74)  hsl(103, 9%, 32%)  Feldgrau