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#4B4E49

#4b4e49 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4b4e49 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, 30.59% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 96°, 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0743

Complementary

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #4c494e

Split complementary

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #4a494e
  3. #4e494e

Analogous

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #4b4e49
  3. #494e4a

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #494e4c
  3. #4c494e
  4. #4e494b

Square

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #494e4e
  3. #4c494e
  4. #4e4a49

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0a
  2. #252624
  3. #4b4e49
  4. #71766e
  5. #979b95

Shades

#4b4e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #444642
  3. #3c3e3a
  4. #353733
  5. #2d2f2c
  6. #262725
  7. #1e1f1d
  8. #171716
  9. #0f100f
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b4e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #5d605b
  3. #6f716d
  4. #818380
  5. #939592
  6. #a5a7a4
  7. #b7b8b6
  8. #c9cac8
  9. #dbdcdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b4e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b4e49
  2. #50534f
  3. #565854
  4. #5b5d5a
  5. #60625f
  6. #666765
  7. #6b6c6a
  8. #707170
  9. #757675
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4d4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4d49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b4e4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4e49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4d49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b4e4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b4e49 {
  color: #4b4e49;
}
Background
.bg-4b4e49 {
  background-color: #4b4e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b4e49 {
  border: 2px solid #4b4e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b4e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 78 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b4e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b4e49, #494e4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b4e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 78 73 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.79 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.00 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.02 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.93 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.95 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.15 #b4b1b6 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4b4e49  rgb(75, 78, 73)  hsl(96, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4c494e  rgb(76, 73, 78)  hsl(276, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494b4e  rgb(73, 75, 78)  hsl(216, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4e494b  rgb(78, 73, 75)  hsl(336, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray