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#4E4A58

#4e4a58 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4a58 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, 29.02% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.36% cyan, 15.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 8.64% saturation and 31.76% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 9.07.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #54584a

Split complementary

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #58554a
  3. #4d584a

Analogous

  1. #4a4d58
  2. #4e4a58
  3. #554a58

Triadic

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #584e4a
  3. #4a584e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #584a54
  3. #54584a
  4. #4a584e

Square

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #584a4d
  3. #54584a
  4. #4a5855

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #29272e
  3. #4e4a58
  4. #736d82
  5. #9a95a6

Shades

#4e4a58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #46434f
  3. #3e3b46
  4. #37343e
  5. #2f2c35
  6. #27252c
  7. #1f1e23
  8. #17161a
  9. #100f12
  10. #080709
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4a58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #605c69
  3. #716e79
  4. #83808a
  5. #95929b
  6. #a7a5ac
  7. #b8b7bc
  8. #cac9cd
  9. #dcdbde
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4a58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4a58
  2. #534f5c
  3. #585560
  4. #5d5a64
  5. #626068
  6. #67656c
  7. #6c6a70
  8. #717074
  9. #767578
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474c59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484c58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c4c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4b58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4b58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4b53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4a58 {
  color: #4e4a58;
}
Background
.bg-4e4a58 {
  background-color: #4e4a58;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4a58 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4a58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4a58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 74 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 9% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4a58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4a58, #554a58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4a58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 74 88 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.07 #645452 Wenge ΔE 10.22 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.29 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.39 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.42 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.45 #343434 Jet ΔE 11.63 #b1b5a7 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4a58  rgb(78, 74, 88)  hsl(257, 9%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#54584a  rgb(84, 88, 74)  hsl(77, 9%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#584e4a  rgb(88, 78, 74)  hsl(17, 9%, 32%)  Wenge
#4a584e  rgb(74, 88, 78)  hsl(137, 9%, 32%)  Feldgrau