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#4E494B

#4e494b ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e494b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.41% magenta, 3.85% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 336°, with 3.31% saturation and 29.61% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0689

Complementary

  1. #4e494b
  2. #494e4c

Split complementary

  1. #4e494b
  2. #494e4a
  3. #494e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e494e
  2. #4e494b
  3. #4e4a49

Triadic

  1. #4e494b
  2. #4b4e49
  3. #494b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e494b
  2. #4e4c49
  3. #494e4c
  4. #494b4e

Square

  1. #4e494b
  2. #4e4e49
  3. #494e4c
  4. #4a494e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #262425
  3. #4e494b
  4. #766e71
  5. #9b9597

Shades

#4e494b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e494b
  2. #464244
  3. #3e3a3c
  4. #373335
  5. #2f2c2d
  6. #272526
  7. #1f1d1e
  8. #171617
  9. #100f0f
  10. #080708
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e494b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e494b
  2. #605b5d
  3. #716d6f
  4. #838081
  5. #959293
  6. #a7a4a5
  7. #b8b6b7
  8. #cac8c9
  9. #dcdbdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e494b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e494b
  2. #534f50
  3. #585456
  4. #5d5a5b
  5. #625f60
  6. #676566
  7. #6c6a6b
  8. #717070
  9. #767575
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4a4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494a4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4b4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f494a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b494b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f494a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e494b {
  color: #4e494b;
}
Background
.bg-4e494b {
  background-color: #4e494b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e494b {
  border: 2px solid #4e494b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e494b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 336 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e494b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e494b, #4e4a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e494b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 75 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.09 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.14 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.11 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.12 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.42 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.45 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.77 #b1b6b4 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e494b  rgb(78, 73, 75)  hsl(336, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494e4c  rgb(73, 78, 76)  hsl(156, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#4b4e49  rgb(75, 78, 73)  hsl(96, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494b4e  rgb(73, 75, 78)  hsl(216, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray