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#4D4C47

#4d4c47 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4c47 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, 29.8% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.3% magenta, 7.79% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 50°, 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #47484d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #474b4d
  3. #49474d

Analogous

  1. #4d4947
  2. #4d4c47
  3. #4b4d47

Triadic

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #474d4c
  3. #4c474d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #484d47
  3. #47484d
  4. #4c474d

Square

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #474d49
  3. #47484d
  4. #4d474b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #252522
  3. #4d4c47
  4. #75736c
  5. #9b9992

Shades

#4d4c47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #454440
  3. #3e3d39
  4. #363532
  5. #2e2e2b
  6. #272624
  7. #1f1e1c
  8. #171715
  9. #0f0f0e
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4c47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #5f5e59
  3. #71706c
  4. #82827e
  5. #949491
  6. #a6a6a3
  7. #b8b7b5
  8. #cac9c8
  9. #dbdbda
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4c47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4c47
  2. #52514d
  3. #575652
  4. #5c5c58
  5. #61615e
  6. #676664
  7. #6c6b69
  8. #71706f
  9. #767675
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4c4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4c47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4c47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4b4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4c47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4c47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4c49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4c47 {
  color: #4d4c47;
}
Background
.bg-4d4c47 {
  background-color: #4d4c47;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4c47 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4c47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4c47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 76 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 4% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4c47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4c47, #4b4d47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4c47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 76 71 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.39 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 5.71 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.24 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.87 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.05 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.45 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 9.16 #b2b3b8 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4c47  rgb(77, 76, 71)  hsl(50, 4%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#47484d  rgb(71, 72, 77)  hsl(230, 4%, 29%)  Outer Space
#474d4c  rgb(71, 77, 76)  hsl(170, 4%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4c474d  rgb(76, 71, 77)  hsl(290, 4%, 29%)  Davy's Gray