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#4C464D

#4c464d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4c464d is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.45% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.3% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 4.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0645

Complementary

  1. #4c464d
  2. #474d46

Split complementary

  1. #4c464d
  2. #4a4d46
  3. #464d48

Analogous

  1. #48464d
  2. #4c464d
  3. #4d464a

Triadic

  1. #4c464d
  2. #4d4c46
  3. #464d4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c464d
  2. #4d4647
  3. #474d46
  4. #464d4c

Square

  1. #4c464d
  2. #4d4846
  3. #474d46
  4. #464a4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0b
  2. #242225
  3. #4c464d
  4. #746a75
  5. #9a919b

Shades

#4c464d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c464d
  2. #443f45
  3. #3d383e
  4. #353136
  5. #2e2a2e
  6. #262327
  7. #1e1c1f
  8. #171517
  9. #0f0e0f
  10. #080708
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c464d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c464d
  2. #5e595f
  3. #706b71
  4. #827e82
  5. #949094
  6. #a6a3a6
  7. #b7b5b8
  8. #c9c8ca
  9. #dbdadb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c464d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c464d
  2. #514c52
  3. #565257
  4. #5c575c
  5. #615d61
  6. #666367
  7. #6b696c
  8. #706f71
  9. #767476
  10. #7b7a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a474a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45474d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47484d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c4748 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #48474d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #49474d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c464a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c464d {
  color: #4c464d;
}
Background
.bg-4c464d {
  background-color: #4c464d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c464d {
  border: 2px solid #4c464d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c464d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 70 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 5% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c464d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c464d, #4d464a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c464d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 70 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.48 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.36 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.83 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.02 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.05 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.54 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.05 #b3b9b2 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4c464d  rgb(76, 70, 77)  hsl(291, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#474d46  rgb(71, 77, 70)  hsl(111, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4d4c46  rgb(77, 76, 70)  hsl(51, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#464d4c  rgb(70, 77, 76)  hsl(171, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space