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#4D4A48

#4d4a48 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4a48 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, 29.02% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 6.49% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 24°, with 3.36% saturation and 29.22% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #484b4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #484d4d
  3. #48494d

Analogous

  1. #4d4849
  2. #4d4a48
  3. #4d4d48

Triadic

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #484d4a
  3. #4a484d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #4b4d48
  3. #484b4d
  4. #4a484d

Square

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #494d48
  3. #484b4d
  4. #4d484d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #252423
  3. #4d4a48
  4. #75706d
  5. #9b9694

Shades

#4d4a48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #454341
  3. #3e3b3a
  4. #363432
  5. #2e2c2b
  6. #272524
  7. #1f1e1d
  8. #171616
  9. #0f0f0e
  10. #080707
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4a48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #5f5c5a
  3. #716e6d
  4. #82807f
  5. #949291
  6. #a6a5a4
  7. #b8b7b6
  8. #cac9c8
  9. #dbdbda
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4a48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4a48
  2. #524f4e
  3. #575553
  4. #5c5a59
  5. #61605e
  6. #676564
  7. #6c6a6a
  8. #71706f
  9. #767575
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4a48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4b48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4949 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4a48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4a48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4a49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4a48 {
  color: #4d4a48;
}
Background
.bg-4d4a48 {
  background-color: #4d4a48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4a48 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4a48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4a48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 74 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 3% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4a48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4a48, #4d4d48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4a48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 74 72 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.12 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.47 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.65 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.29 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.34 #343434 Jet ΔE 7.68 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.07 #b2b5b7 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4a48  rgb(77, 74, 72)  hsl(24, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#484b4d  rgb(72, 75, 77)  hsl(204, 3%, 29%)  Outer Space
#484d4a  rgb(72, 77, 74)  hsl(144, 3%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4a484d  rgb(74, 72, 77)  hsl(264, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray