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#4D4E58

#4d4e58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4e58 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, 30.59% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 234.55°, with 6.67% saturation and 32.35% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0773

Complementary

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #58574d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #58514d
  3. #53584d

Analogous

  1. #4d5358
  2. #4d4e58
  3. #514d58

Triadic

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #584d4e
  3. #4e584d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #574d58
  3. #58574d
  4. #4e584d

Square

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #584d53
  3. #58574d
  4. #4d5851

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #292a2f
  3. #4d4e58
  4. #717281
  5. #999aa5

Shades

#4d4e58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #45464f
  3. #3e3e46
  4. #36373e
  5. #2e2f35
  6. #27272c
  7. #1f1f23
  8. #17171a
  9. #0f1012
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4e58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #5f6069
  3. #717179
  4. #82838a
  5. #94959b
  6. #a6a7ac
  7. #b8b8bc
  8. #cacacd
  9. #dbdcde
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4e58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4e58
  2. #52535c
  3. #575860
  4. #5c5d64
  5. #616268
  6. #67676c
  7. #6c6c70
  8. #717174
  9. #767678
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4e58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4f58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4f54 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4e58 {
  color: #4d4e58;
}
Background
.bg-4d4e58 {
  background-color: #4d4e58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4e58 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4e58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4e58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 78 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 7% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4e58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4e58, #514d58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4e58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 78 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.20 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.73 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.11 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.66 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.25 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.53 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.14 #b2b1a7 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4e58  rgb(77, 78, 88)  hsl(235, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#58574d  rgb(88, 87, 77)  hsl(55, 7%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#584d4e  rgb(88, 77, 78)  hsl(355, 7%, 32%)  Wenge
#4e584d  rgb(78, 88, 77)  hsl(115, 7%, 32%)  Feldgrau