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#4E4C49

#4e4c49 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4c49 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, 29.8% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.56% magenta, 6.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 36°, 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0727

Complementary

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #494b4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #494e4e
  3. #4a494e

Analogous

  1. #4e4a49
  2. #4e4c49
  3. #4e4e49

Triadic

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #494e4c
  3. #4c494e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #4b4e49
  3. #494b4e
  4. #4c494e

Square

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #494e4a
  3. #494b4e
  4. #4e494e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0a
  2. #262624
  3. #4e4c49
  4. #76736e
  5. #9b9995

Shades

#4e4c49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #464442
  3. #3e3d3a
  4. #373533
  5. #2f2e2c
  6. #272625
  7. #1f1e1d
  8. #171716
  9. #100f0f
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4c49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #605e5b
  3. #71706d
  4. #838280
  5. #959492
  6. #a7a6a4
  7. #b8b7b6
  8. #cac9c8
  9. #dcdbdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4c49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #53514f
  3. #585654
  4. #5d5c5a
  5. #62615f
  6. #676665
  7. #6c6b6a
  8. #717070
  9. #767675
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4c4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4c49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4c49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4b4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4c49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4c49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4c4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4c49 {
  color: #4e4c49;
}
Background
.bg-4e4c49 {
  background-color: #4e4c49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4c49 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4c49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4c49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 76 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4c49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4c49, #4e4e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4c49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 76 73 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.64 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.27 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.37 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.73 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.80 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.25 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.57 #b1b3b6 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4c49  rgb(78, 76, 73)  hsl(36, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494b4e  rgb(73, 75, 78)  hsl(216, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494e4c  rgb(73, 78, 76)  hsl(156, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#4c494e  rgb(76, 73, 78)  hsl(276, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray