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#4D4745

#4d4745 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4745 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.84% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.79% magenta, 10.39% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 5.48% saturation and 28.63% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #4d4745
  2. #454b4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4745
  2. #454d4b
  3. #45474d

Analogous

  1. #4d4547
  2. #4d4745
  3. #4d4b45

Triadic

  1. #4d4745
  2. #454d47
  3. #47454d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4745
  2. #4b4d45
  3. #454b4d
  4. #47454d

Square

  1. #4d4745
  2. #474d45
  3. #454b4d
  4. #4b454d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #252221
  3. #4d4745
  4. #756c69
  5. #9b9390

Shades

#4d4745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4745
  2. #45403e
  3. #3e3937
  4. #363230
  5. #2e2b29
  6. #272423
  7. #1f1c1c
  8. #171515
  9. #0f0e0e
  10. #080707
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4745
  2. #5f5958
  3. #716c6a
  4. #827e7d
  5. #94918f
  6. #a6a3a2
  7. #b8b5b5
  8. #cac8c7
  9. #dbdada
  10. #ededec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4745
  2. #524d4b
  3. #575251
  4. #5c5857
  5. #615e5d
  6. #676463
  7. #6c6968
  8. #716f6e
  9. #767574
  10. #7b7a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4847 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #484845 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4646 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b4845 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4746 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4745 {
  color: #4d4745;
}
Background
.bg-4d4745 {
  background-color: #4d4745;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4745 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 71 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 5% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4745, #4d4b45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 71 69 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.63 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.06 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.14 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.23 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.50 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.64 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.80 #b2b8ba Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4745  rgb(77, 71, 69)  hsl(15, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#454b4d  rgb(69, 75, 77)  hsl(195, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space
#454d47  rgb(69, 77, 71)  hsl(135, 5%, 29%)  Outer Space
#47454d  rgb(71, 69, 77)  hsl(255, 5%, 29%)  Davy's Gray