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#4D5254

#4d5254 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4d5254 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, 32.16% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 2.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 4.35% saturation and 31.57% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0825

Complementary

  1. #4d5254
  2. #544f4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d5254
  2. #544d4f
  3. #54534d

Analogous

  1. #4d5453
  2. #4d5254
  3. #4d4f54

Triadic

  1. #4d5254
  2. #544d52
  3. #52544d

Tetradic

  1. #4d5254
  2. #4f4d54
  3. #544f4d
  4. #52544d

Square

  1. #4d5254
  2. #534d54
  3. #544f4d
  4. #4f544d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #282b2c
  3. #4d5254
  4. #72797c
  5. #999fa1

Shades

#4d5254 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d5254
  2. #454a4c
  3. #3e4243
  4. #36393b
  5. #2e3132
  6. #27292a
  7. #1f2122
  8. #171919
  9. #0f1011
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d5254 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d5254
  2. #5f6365
  3. #717576
  4. #828687
  5. #949798
  6. #a6a9aa
  7. #b8babb
  8. #cacbcc
  9. #dbdcdd
  10. #edeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d5254 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d5254
  2. #525758
  3. #575b5d
  4. #5c6061
  5. #616466
  6. #67696a
  7. #6c6e6e
  8. #717273
  9. #767777
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505152 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515254 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505154 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5353 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5254 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5253 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d5254 {
  color: #4d5254;
}
Background
.bg-4d5254 {
  background-color: #4d5254;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d5254 {
  border: 2px solid #4d5254;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d5254;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 82 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d5254 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d5254, #4d4f54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d5254 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 82 84 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.10 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.10 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.63 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.90 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.09 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.09 #b2adab Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4d5254  rgb(77, 82, 84)  hsl(197, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#544f4d  rgb(84, 79, 77)  hsl(17, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#544d52  rgb(84, 77, 82)  hsl(317, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#52544d  rgb(82, 84, 77)  hsl(77, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray