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#4E4E49

#4e4e49 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4e49 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, 30.59% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.41% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0755

Complementary

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #49494e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #494c4e
  3. #4c494e

Analogous

  1. #4e4c49
  2. #4e4e49
  3. #4c4e49

Triadic

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #494e4e
  3. #4e494e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #494e49
  3. #49494e
  4. #4e494e

Square

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #494e4c
  3. #49494e
  4. #4e494c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0a
  2. #262624
  3. #4e4e49
  4. #76766e
  5. #9b9b95

Shades

#4e4e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #464642
  3. #3e3e3a
  4. #373733
  5. #2f2f2c
  6. #272725
  7. #1f1f1d
  8. #171716
  9. #10100f
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #60605b
  3. #71716d
  4. #838380
  5. #959592
  6. #a7a7a4
  7. #b8b8b6
  8. #cacac8
  9. #dcdcdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e49
  2. #53534f
  3. #585854
  4. #5d5d5a
  5. #62625f
  6. #676765
  7. #6c6c6a
  8. #717170
  9. #767675
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4e4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4e49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4d4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4e49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4e49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4e4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e49 {
  color: #4e4e49;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e49 {
  background-color: #4e4e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e49 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e49, #4c4e49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 73 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.99 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.20 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.31 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.86 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.92 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.05 #b1b1b6 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4e49  rgb(78, 78, 73)  hsl(60, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#49494e  rgb(73, 73, 78)  hsl(240, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray
#494e4e  rgb(73, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 3%, 30%)  Outer Space
#4e494e  rgb(78, 73, 78)  hsl(300, 3%, 30%)  Davy's Gray