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#4E4942

#4e4942 ≈ Taupe

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4942 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.41% magenta, 15.38% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 35°, with 8.33% saturation and 28.24% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Taupe (#483c32), ΔE 5.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #4e4942
  2. #42474e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4942
  2. #424d4e
  3. #43424e

Analogous

  1. #4e4342
  2. #4e4942
  3. #4d4e42

Triadic

  1. #4e4942
  2. #424e49
  3. #49424e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4942
  2. #474e42
  3. #42474e
  4. #49424e

Square

  1. #4e4942
  2. #424e43
  3. #42474e
  4. #4e424d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a09
  2. #25221f
  3. #4e4942
  4. #777065
  5. #9d968c

Shades

#4e4942 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4942
  2. #46423b
  3. #3e3a35
  4. #37332e
  5. #2f2c28
  6. #272521
  7. #1f1d1a
  8. #171614
  9. #100f0d
  10. #080707
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4942 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4942
  2. #605b55
  3. #716d68
  4. #83807b
  5. #95928e
  6. #a7a4a1
  7. #b8b6b3
  8. #cac8c6
  9. #dcdbd9
  10. #ededec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4942 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4942
  2. #534f48
  3. #58544e
  4. #5d5a55
  5. #625f5b
  6. #676561
  7. #6c6a67
  8. #71706d
  9. #767574
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4947 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4942 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4a42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #504847 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4942 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4a42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4845 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4942 {
  color: #4e4942;
}
Background
.bg-4e4942 {
  background-color: #4e4942;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4942 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4942;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4942;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 8% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4942 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4942, #4d4e42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4942 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 66 / 0.35);
}

#483c32 Taupe ΔE 5.64 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.99 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.00 #635147 Umber ΔE 7.63 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.44 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.44 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.50 #b1b6bd Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Taupe
#4e4942  rgb(78, 73, 66)  hsl(35, 8%, 28%)  Taupe
#42474e  rgb(66, 71, 78)  hsl(215, 8%, 28%)  Outer Space
#424e49  rgb(66, 78, 73)  hsl(155, 8%, 28%)  Outer Space
#49424e  rgb(73, 66, 78)  hsl(275, 8%, 28%)  Jet