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#4D4D48

#4d4d48 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4d48 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, 30.2% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.49% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0735

Complementary

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #48484d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #484b4d
  3. #4b484d

Analogous

  1. #4d4b48
  2. #4d4d48
  3. #4b4d48

Triadic

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #484d4d
  3. #4d484d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #484d48
  3. #48484d
  4. #4d484d

Square

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #484d4b
  3. #48484d
  4. #4d484b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0a
  2. #252523
  3. #4d4d48
  4. #75756d
  5. #9b9b94

Shades

#4d4d48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #454541
  3. #3e3e3a
  4. #363632
  5. #2e2e2b
  6. #272724
  7. #1f1f1d
  8. #171716
  9. #0f0f0e
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4d48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #5f5f5a
  3. #71716d
  4. #82827f
  5. #949491
  6. #a6a6a4
  7. #b8b8b6
  8. #cacac8
  9. #dbdbda
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4d48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4d48
  2. #52524e
  3. #575753
  4. #5c5c59
  5. #61615e
  6. #676764
  7. #6c6c6a
  8. #71716f
  9. #767675
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4d4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4d48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4d48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4d48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4d48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4d4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4d48 {
  color: #4d4d48;
}
Background
.bg-4d4d48 {
  background-color: #4d4d48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4d48 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4d48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4d48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 77 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4d48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4d48, #4b4d48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4d48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 77 72 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.26 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 5.86 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.90 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.01 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.72 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.73 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.80 #b2b2b7 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4d48  rgb(77, 77, 72)  hsl(60, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#48484d  rgb(72, 72, 77)  hsl(240, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#484d4d  rgb(72, 77, 77)  hsl(180, 3%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4d484d  rgb(77, 72, 77)  hsl(300, 3%, 29%)  Davy's Gray