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#4E494D

#4e494d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e494d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.41% magenta, 1.28% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 312°, 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #4e494d
  2. #494e4a

Split complementary

  1. #4e494d
  2. #4b4e49
  3. #494e4d

Analogous

  1. #4d494e
  2. #4e494d
  3. #4e494b

Triadic

  1. #4e494d
  2. #4d4e49
  3. #494d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e494d
  2. #4e4a49
  3. #494e4a
  4. #494d4e

Square

  1. #4e494d
  2. #4e4d49
  3. #494e4a
  4. #494b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #262426
  3. #4e494d
  4. #766e74
  5. #9b959a

Shades

#4e494d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e494d
  2. #464245
  3. #3e3a3e
  4. #373336
  5. #2f2c2e
  6. #272527
  7. #1f1d1f
  8. #171617
  9. #100f0f
  10. #080708
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e494d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e494d
  2. #605b5f
  3. #716d71
  4. #838082
  5. #959294
  6. #a7a4a6
  7. #b8b6b8
  8. #cac8ca
  9. #dcdbdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e494d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e494d
  2. #534f52
  3. #585457
  4. #5d5a5c
  5. #625f61
  6. #676567
  7. #6c6a6c
  8. #717071
  9. #767576
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 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 #494a4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4b4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f494a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4a4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4a4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e494b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e494d {
  color: #4e494d;
}
Background
.bg-4e494d {
  background-color: #4e494d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e494d {
  border: 2px solid #4e494d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e494d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e494d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e494d, #4e494b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e494d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.61 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.41 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.48 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.52 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.76 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 9.45 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.71 #b1b6b2 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e494d  rgb(78, 73, 77)  hsl(312, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494e4a  rgb(73, 78, 74)  hsl(132, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#4d4e49  rgb(77, 78, 73)  hsl(72, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494d4e  rgb(73, 77, 78)  hsl(192, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space