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#4D4B47

#4d4b47 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4b47 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, 29.41% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.6% magenta, 7.79% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 4.05% saturation and 29.02% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0706

Complementary

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #47494d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #474c4d
  3. #48474d

Analogous

  1. #4d4847
  2. #4d4b47
  3. #4c4d47

Triadic

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #474d4b
  3. #4b474d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #494d47
  3. #47494d
  4. #4b474d

Square

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #474d48
  3. #47494d
  4. #4d474c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #252422
  3. #4d4b47
  4. #75726c
  5. #9b9892

Shades

#4d4b47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #454440
  3. #3e3c39
  4. #363532
  5. #2e2d2b
  6. #272624
  7. #1f1e1c
  8. #171715
  9. #0f0f0e
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4b47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #5f5d59
  3. #716f6c
  4. #82817e
  5. #949391
  6. #a6a5a3
  7. #b8b7b5
  8. #cac9c8
  9. #dbdbda
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4b47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4b47
  2. #52504d
  3. #575652
  4. #5c5b58
  5. #61605e
  6. #676664
  7. #6c6b69
  8. #71706f
  9. #767575
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4b47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4a4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4b47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4b47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4b49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4b47 {
  color: #4d4b47;
}
Background
.bg-4d4b47 {
  background-color: #4d4b47;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4b47 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4b47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4b47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 75 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 4% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4b47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4b47, #4c4d47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4b47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 75 71 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.24 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 5.83 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.40 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.47 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.59 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.05 #635147 Umber ΔE 8.89 #b2b4b8 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4b47  rgb(77, 75, 71)  hsl(40, 4%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#47494d  rgb(71, 73, 77)  hsl(220, 4%, 29%)  Outer Space
#474d4b  rgb(71, 77, 75)  hsl(160, 4%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4b474d  rgb(75, 71, 77)  hsl(280, 4%, 29%)  Davy's Gray