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#4D4D55

#4d4d55 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4d55 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.41% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.94% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #55554d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #55514d
  3. #51554d

Analogous

  1. #4d5155
  2. #4d4d55
  3. #514d55

Triadic

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #554d4d
  3. #4d554d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #554d55
  3. #55554d
  4. #4d554d

Square

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #554d51
  3. #55554d
  4. #4d5551

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #29292d
  3. #4d4d55
  4. #71717d
  5. #9999a2

Shades

#4d4d55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #45454d
  3. #3e3e44
  4. #36363c
  5. #2e2e33
  6. #27272b
  7. #1f1f22
  8. #17171a
  9. #0f0f11
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4d55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #5f5f66
  3. #717177
  4. #828288
  5. #949499
  6. #a6a6aa
  7. #b8b8bb
  8. #cacacc
  9. #dbdbdd
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4d55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4d55
  2. #525259
  3. #57575e
  4. #5c5c62
  5. #616166
  6. #67676b
  7. #6c6c6f
  8. #717173
  9. #767677
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4e55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4d55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b4e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4e55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4d55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4e52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4d55 {
  color: #4d4d55;
}
Background
.bg-4d4d55 {
  background-color: #4d4d55;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4d55 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4d55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4d55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 77 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4d55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4d55, #514d55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4d55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 77 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.48 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.27 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.18 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.96 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.56 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.76 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.85 #b2b2aa Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4d55  rgb(77, 77, 85)  hsl(240, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#55554d  rgb(85, 85, 77)  hsl(60, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#554d4d  rgb(85, 77, 77)  hsl(0, 5%, 32%)  Wenge
#4d554d  rgb(77, 85, 77)  hsl(120, 5%, 32%)  Feldgrau