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#4E514C

#4e514c ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e514c 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, 31.76% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.17% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 3.18% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #4e514c
  2. #4f4c51

Split complementary

  1. #4e514c
  2. #4c4c51
  3. #514c50

Analogous

  1. #50514c
  2. #4e514c
  3. #4c514c

Triadic

  1. #4e514c
  2. #4c4e51
  3. #514c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e514c
  2. #4c514f
  3. #4f4c51
  4. #514c4e

Square

  1. #4e514c
  2. #4c5051
  3. #4f4c51
  4. #514c4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0a
  2. #282a27
  3. #4e514c
  4. #747871
  5. #9a9e98

Shades

#4e514c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e514c
  2. #464944
  3. #3e413d
  4. #373935
  5. #2f312e
  6. #272926
  7. #1f201e
  8. #171817
  9. #10100f
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e514c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e514c
  2. #60625e
  3. #717470
  4. #838582
  5. #959794
  6. #a7a8a6
  7. #b8b9b7
  8. #cacbc9
  9. #dcdcdb
  10. #edeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e514c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e514c
  2. #535651
  3. #585a56
  4. #5d5f5c
  5. #626461
  6. #676966
  7. #6c6d6b
  8. #717270
  9. #767776
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f504e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52504c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51504c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e5150 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50514c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50504c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e514e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e514c {
  color: #4e514c;
}
Background
.bg-4e514c {
  background-color: #4e514c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e514c {
  border: 2px solid #4e514c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e514c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 81 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 3% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e514c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e514c, #4c514c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e514c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 81 76 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.25 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.41 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.03 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 7.47 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.19 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.02 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.83 #b1aeb3 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e514c  rgb(78, 81, 76)  hsl(96, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4c51  rgb(79, 76, 81)  hsl(276, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4c4e51  rgb(76, 78, 81)  hsl(216, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#514c4e  rgb(81, 76, 78)  hsl(336, 3%, 31%)  Davy's Gray