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#4E4C4E

#4e4c4e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4c4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.3% saturation and 30.2% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #4c4e4c

Split complementary

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #4d4e4c
  3. #4c4e4d

Analogous

  1. #4d4c4e
  2. #4e4c4e
  3. #4e4c4d

Triadic

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #4e4e4c
  3. #4c4e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #4e4c4c
  3. #4c4e4c
  4. #4c4e4e

Square

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #4e4d4c
  3. #4c4e4c
  4. #4c4d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #272627
  3. #4e4c4e
  4. #757275
  5. #9b989b

Shades

#4e4c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #464446
  3. #3e3d3e
  4. #373537
  5. #2f2e2f
  6. #272627
  7. #1f1e1f
  8. #171717
  9. #100f10
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #605e60
  3. #717071
  4. #838283
  5. #959495
  6. #a7a6a7
  7. #b8b7b8
  8. #cac9ca
  9. #dcdbdc
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4c4e
  2. #535153
  3. #585658
  4. #5d5c5d
  5. #626162
  6. #676667
  7. #6c6b6c
  8. #717071
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c4d4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4c4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4c4e {
  color: #4e4c4e;
}
Background
.bg-4e4c4e {
  background-color: #4e4c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4c4e {
  border: 2px solid #4e4c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 76 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 1% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4c4e, #4e4c4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 76 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.53 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.52 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.79 #645452 Wenge ΔE 7.99 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.34 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.37 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.19 #b1b3b1 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4c4e  rgb(78, 76, 78)  hsl(300, 1%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4c4e4c  rgb(76, 78, 76)  hsl(120, 1%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4e4c  rgb(78, 78, 76)  hsl(60, 1%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#4c4e4e  rgb(76, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 1%, 30%)  Davy's Gray