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#4E4B51

#4e4b51 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4b51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 3.85% saturation and 30.59% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0725

Complementary

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #4e514b

Split complementary

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #51514b
  3. #4b514b

Analogous

  1. #4b4b51
  2. #4e4b51
  3. #514b51

Triadic

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #514e4b
  3. #4b514e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #514b4e
  3. #4e514b
  4. #4b514e

Square

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #514b4b
  3. #4e514b
  4. #4b5151

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #282629
  3. #4e4b51
  4. #747079
  5. #9b979e

Shades

#4e4b51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #464449
  3. #3e3c41
  4. #373539
  5. #2f2d31
  6. #272629
  7. #1f1e20
  8. #171718
  9. #100f10
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4b51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #605d62
  3. #716f74
  4. #838185
  5. #959397
  6. #a7a5a8
  7. #b8b7b9
  8. #cac9cb
  9. #dcdbdc
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4b51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4b51
  2. #535056
  3. #58565a
  4. #5d5b5f
  5. #626064
  6. #676669
  7. #6c6b6d
  8. #717072
  9. #767577
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4c4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4c51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4c51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4c51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4c51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4b51 {
  color: #4e4b51;
}
Background
.bg-4e4b51 {
  background-color: #4e4b51;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4b51 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4b51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4b51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 75 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 4% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4b51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4b51, #514b51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4b51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 75 81 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.40 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.09 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.21 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.72 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.12 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.66 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.46 #b1b4ae Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4b51  rgb(78, 75, 81)  hsl(270, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e514b  rgb(78, 81, 75)  hsl(90, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#514e4b  rgb(81, 78, 75)  hsl(30, 4%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4b514e  rgb(75, 81, 78)  hsl(150, 4%, 31%)  Outer Space