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#4E4F4F

#4e4f4f ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4f4f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.64% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #4f4e4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #4f4e4e
  3. #4f4e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e4f4e
  2. #4e4f4f
  3. #4e4e4f

Triadic

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #4f4e4f
  3. #4f4f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #4e4e4f
  3. #4f4e4e
  4. #4f4f4e

Square

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #4e4e4f
  3. #4f4e4e
  4. #4e4f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #282828
  3. #4e4f4f
  4. #747575
  5. #9a9c9c

Shades

#4e4f4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #464747
  3. #3e3f3f
  4. #373737
  5. #2f2f2f
  6. #272828
  7. #1f2020
  8. #171818
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4f4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #606161
  3. #717272
  4. #838484
  5. #959595
  6. #a7a7a7
  7. #b8b9b9
  8. #cacaca
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4f4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4f4f
  2. #535454
  3. #585959
  4. #5d5e5e
  5. #626363
  6. #676868
  7. #6c6c6c
  8. #717171
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4f4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e4f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e4f4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4f4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4f4f {
  color: #4e4f4f;
}
Background
.bg-4e4f4f {
  background-color: #4e4f4f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4f4f {
  border: 2px solid #4e4f4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4f4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 79 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4f4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4f4f, #4e4e4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4f4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 79 79 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.25 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.69 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.54 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.87 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.34 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.90 #645452 Wenge ΔE 9.42 #b1b0b0 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4f4f  rgb(78, 79, 79)  hsl(180, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4e4e  rgb(79, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4e4f  rgb(79, 78, 79)  hsl(300, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4f4e  rgb(79, 79, 78)  hsl(60, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray