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#4B4548

#4b4548 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4b4548 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 27.06% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 70.59% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 4.17% saturation and 28.24% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0622

Complementary

  1. #4b4548
  2. #454b48

Split complementary

  1. #4b4548
  2. #454b45
  3. #454b4b

Analogous

  1. #4b454b
  2. #4b4548
  3. #4b4545

Triadic

  1. #4b4548
  2. #484b45
  3. #45484b

Tetradic

  1. #4b4548
  2. #4b4845
  3. #454b48
  4. #45484b

Square

  1. #4b4548
  2. #4b4b45
  3. #454b48
  4. #45454b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #232022
  3. #4b4548
  4. #736a6e
  5. #999095

Shades

#4b4548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b4548
  2. #443e41
  3. #3c373a
  4. #353032
  5. #2d292b
  6. #262324
  7. #1e1c1d
  8. #171516
  9. #0f0e0e
  10. #080707
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b4548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b4548
  2. #5d585a
  3. #6f6a6d
  4. #817d7f
  5. #938f91
  6. #a5a2a4
  7. #b7b5b6
  8. #c9c7c8
  9. #dbdada
  10. #edeced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b4548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b4548
  2. #504b4e
  3. #565153
  4. #5b5759
  5. #605d5e
  6. #666364
  7. #6b686a
  8. #706e6f
  9. #757475
  10. #7b7a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454648 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #474748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c4546 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484648 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484648 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4547 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b4548 {
  color: #4b4548;
}
Background
.bg-4b4548 {
  background-color: #4b4548;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b4548 {
  border: 2px solid #4b4548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b4548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 69 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 4% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b4548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4548, #4b4545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b4548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 69 72 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.60 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.48 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.80 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.81 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.34 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.24 #b4bab7 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4b4548  rgb(75, 69, 72)  hsl(330, 4%, 28%)  Davy's Gray
#454b48  rgb(69, 75, 72)  hsl(150, 4%, 28%)  Outer Space
#484b45  rgb(72, 75, 69)  hsl(90, 4%, 28%)  Black Olive
#45484b  rgb(69, 72, 75)  hsl(210, 4%, 28%)  Outer Space