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#4E4F4D

#4e4f4d ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4f4d 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, 30.98% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.53% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 1.28% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0775

Complementary

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #4e4d4f

Split complementary

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #4d4d4f
  3. #4f4d4f

Analogous

  1. #4f4f4d
  2. #4e4f4d
  3. #4d4f4d

Triadic

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #4d4e4f
  3. #4f4d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #4d4f4e
  3. #4e4d4f
  4. #4f4d4e

Square

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #4d4f4f
  3. #4e4d4f
  4. #4f4d4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #282827
  3. #4e4f4d
  4. #747673
  5. #9b9c99

Shades

#4e4f4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #464745
  3. #3e3f3e
  4. #373736
  5. #2f2f2e
  6. #272827
  7. #1f201f
  8. #171817
  9. #10100f
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4f4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #60615f
  3. #717271
  4. #838482
  5. #959594
  6. #a7a7a6
  7. #b8b9b8
  8. #cacaca
  9. #dcdcdb
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4f4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4f4d
  2. #535452
  3. #585957
  4. #5d5e5c
  5. #626361
  6. #676867
  7. #6c6c6c
  8. #717171
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4f4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4f4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4f4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4f4d {
  color: #4e4f4d;
}
Background
.bg-4e4f4d {
  background-color: #4e4f4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4f4d {
  border: 2px solid #4e4f4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4f4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 79 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4f4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4f4d, #4d4f4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4f4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 79 77 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.71 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.90 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.93 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.00 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.97 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.15 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.53 #b1b0b2 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4f4d  rgb(78, 79, 77)  hsl(90, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4d4f  rgb(78, 77, 79)  hsl(270, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4d4e4f  rgb(77, 78, 79)  hsl(210, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4d4e  rgb(79, 77, 78)  hsl(330, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray