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#4E535C

#4e535c ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e535c 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, 32.55% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.22% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 218.57°, with 8.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0858

Complementary

  1. #4e535c
  2. #5c574e

Split complementary

  1. #4e535c
  2. #5c504e
  3. #5a5c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e5a5c
  2. #4e535c
  3. #504e5c

Triadic

  1. #4e535c
  2. #5c4e53
  3. #535c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e535c
  2. #574e5c
  3. #5c574e
  4. #535c4e

Square

  1. #4e535c
  2. #5c4e5a
  3. #5c574e
  4. #4e5c50

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #2b2e33
  3. #4e535c
  4. #717885
  5. #9a9fa9

Shades

#4e535c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e535c
  2. #464b53
  3. #3e424a
  4. #373a40
  5. #2f3237
  6. #272a2e
  7. #1f2125
  8. #17191c
  9. #101112
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e535c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e535c
  2. #60646c
  3. #71757d
  4. #83878d
  5. #95989d
  6. #a7a9ae
  7. #b8babe
  8. #cacbce
  9. #dcddde
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e535c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e535c
  2. #535860
  3. #585c63
  4. #5d6167
  5. #62656a
  6. #676a6e
  7. #6c6e72
  8. #717375
  9. #767779
  10. #7b7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515357 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50535c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f525c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f535c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f525c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5458 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e535c {
  color: #4e535c;
}
Background
.bg-4e535c {
  background-color: #4e535c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e535c {
  border: 2px solid #4e535c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e535c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 8% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e535c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e535c, #504e5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e535c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 92 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.29 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.37 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.99 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.65 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.65 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.17 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.47 #b1aca3 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e535c  rgb(78, 83, 92)  hsl(219, 8%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#5c574e  rgb(92, 87, 78)  hsl(39, 8%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#5c4e53  rgb(92, 78, 83)  hsl(339, 8%, 33%)  Wenge
#535c4e  rgb(83, 92, 78)  hsl(99, 8%, 33%)  Feldgrau