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#4E5255

#4e5255 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e5255 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, 32.16% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.24% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 4.29% saturation and 31.96% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #4e5255
  2. #55514e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5255
  2. #554e4f
  3. #55544e

Analogous

  1. #4e5554
  2. #4e5255
  3. #4e4f55

Triadic

  1. #4e5255
  2. #554e52
  3. #52554e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5255
  2. #514e55
  3. #55514e
  4. #52554e

Square

  1. #4e5255
  2. #544e55
  3. #55514e
  4. #4f554e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #292c2d
  3. #4e5255
  4. #73787d
  5. #9a9fa2

Shades

#4e5255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5255
  2. #464a4d
  3. #3e4244
  4. #37393c
  5. #2f3133
  6. #27292b
  7. #1f2122
  8. #17191a
  9. #101011
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5255
  2. #606366
  3. #717577
  4. #838688
  5. #959799
  6. #a7a9aa
  7. #b8babb
  8. #cacbcc
  9. #dcdcdd
  10. #edeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5255
  2. #535759
  3. #585b5e
  4. #5d6062
  5. #626466
  6. #67696b
  7. #6c6e6f
  8. #717273
  9. #767777
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505253 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515255 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505155 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5353 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #505255 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f5155 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5254 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5255 {
  color: #4e5255;
}
Background
.bg-4e5255 {
  background-color: #4e5255;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5255 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 82 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5255, #4e4f55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 82 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.84 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.25 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.17 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.75 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.92 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.92 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.32 #b1adaa Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e5255  rgb(78, 82, 85)  hsl(206, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#55514e  rgb(85, 81, 78)  hsl(26, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#554e52  rgb(85, 78, 82)  hsl(326, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#52554e  rgb(82, 85, 78)  hsl(86, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray