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#4D4F53

#4d4f53 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d4f53 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, 30.98% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.23% cyan, 4.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 3.75% saturation and 31.37% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #53514d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #534e4d
  3. #52534d

Analogous

  1. #4d5253
  2. #4d4f53
  3. #4e4d53

Triadic

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #534d4f
  3. #4f534d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #514d53
  3. #53514d
  4. #4f534d

Square

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #534d52
  3. #53514d
  4. #4d534e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #28292b
  3. #4d4f53
  4. #72757b
  5. #999ba0

Shades

#4d4f53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #45474b
  3. #3e3f42
  4. #36373a
  5. #2e2f32
  6. #27282a
  7. #1f2021
  8. #171819
  9. #0f1011
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4f53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #5f6164
  3. #717275
  4. #828487
  5. #949598
  6. #a6a7a9
  7. #b8b9ba
  8. #cacacb
  9. #dbdcdd
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4f53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4f53
  2. #525458
  3. #57595c
  4. #5c5e61
  5. #616365
  6. #67686a
  7. #6c6c6e
  8. #717173
  9. #767677
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4f51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4f53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4f53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4f53 {
  color: #4d4f53;
}
Background
.bg-4d4f53 {
  background-color: #4d4f53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4f53 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4f53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4f53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 79 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4f53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4f53, #4e4d53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4f53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 79 83 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.28 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.88 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.16 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.10 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.14 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.25 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.74 #b2b0ac Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d4f53  rgb(77, 79, 83)  hsl(220, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#53514d  rgb(83, 81, 77)  hsl(40, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#534d4f  rgb(83, 77, 79)  hsl(340, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f534d  rgb(79, 83, 77)  hsl(100, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray