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#4B4B52

#4b4b52 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4b4b52 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, 29.41% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.54% cyan, 8.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.46% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0714

Complementary

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #52524b

Split complementary

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #524e4b
  3. #4e524b

Analogous

  1. #4b4e52
  2. #4b4b52
  3. #4e4b52

Triadic

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #524b4b
  3. #4b524b

Tetradic

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #524b52
  3. #52524b
  4. #4b524b

Square

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #524b4e
  3. #52524b
  4. #4b524e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #26262a
  3. #4b4b52
  4. #70707a
  5. #97979f

Shades

#4b4b52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #44444a
  3. #3c3c42
  4. #353539
  5. #2d2d31
  6. #262629
  7. #1e1e21
  8. #171719
  9. #0f0f10
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b4b52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #5d5d63
  3. #6f6f75
  4. #818186
  5. #939397
  6. #a5a5a9
  7. #b7b7ba
  8. #c9c9cb
  9. #dbdbdc
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b4b52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b4b52
  2. #505057
  3. #56565b
  4. #5b5b60
  5. #606064
  6. #666669
  7. #6b6b6e
  8. #707072
  9. #757577
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4b4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494c52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494b52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a4c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4b52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4b52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a4c4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b4b52 {
  color: #4b4b52;
}
Background
.bg-4b4b52 {
  background-color: #4b4b52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b4b52 {
  border: 2px solid #4b4b52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b4b52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 75 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b4b52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4b52, #4e4b52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b4b52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 75 82 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.41 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.73 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.77 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.09 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.89 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.66 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.01 #b4b4ad Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4b4b52  rgb(75, 75, 82)  hsl(240, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#52524b  rgb(82, 82, 75)  hsl(60, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#524b4b  rgb(82, 75, 75)  hsl(0, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b524b  rgb(75, 82, 75)  hsl(120, 4%, 31%)  Feldgrau