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#4E4B49

#4e4b49 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4b49 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, 29.41% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 6.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 24°, 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #494c4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #494e4e
  3. #494a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e494a
  2. #4e4b49
  3. #4e4e49

Triadic

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #494e4b
  3. #4b494e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #4c4e49
  3. #494c4e
  4. #4b494e

Square

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #4a4e49
  3. #494c4e
  4. #4e494e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #262524
  3. #4e4b49
  4. #76716e
  5. #9b9795

Shades

#4e4b49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #464442
  3. #3e3c3a
  4. #373533
  5. #2f2d2c
  6. #272625
  7. #1f1e1d
  8. #171716
  9. #100f0f
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4b49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #605d5b
  3. #716f6d
  4. #838180
  5. #959392
  6. #a7a5a4
  7. #b8b7b6
  8. #cac9c8
  9. #dcdbdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4b49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4b49
  2. #53504f
  3. #585654
  4. #5d5b5a
  5. #62605f
  6. #676665
  7. #6c6b6a
  8. #717070
  9. #767575
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4c49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4a4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4b49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4b49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4b4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4b49 {
  color: #4e4b49;
}
Background
.bg-4e4b49 {
  background-color: #4e4b49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4b49 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4b49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4b49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 75 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4b49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4b49, #4e4e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4b49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 75 73 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.82 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.70 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.74 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.49 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.63 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.89 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.01 #b1b4b6 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4b49  rgb(78, 75, 73)  hsl(24, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494c4e  rgb(73, 76, 78)  hsl(204, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#494e4b  rgb(73, 78, 75)  hsl(144, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#4b494e  rgb(75, 73, 78)  hsl(264, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray