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#4E5455

#4e5455 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e5455 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, 32.94% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.24% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 188.57°, 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #4e5455
  2. #554f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5455
  2. #554e50
  3. #55524e

Analogous

  1. #4e5552
  2. #4e5455
  3. #4e5055

Triadic

  1. #4e5455
  2. #554e54
  3. #54554e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5455
  2. #4f4e55
  3. #554f4e
  4. #54554e

Square

  1. #4e5455
  2. #524e55
  3. #554f4e
  4. #50554e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0b
  2. #292d2d
  3. #4e5455
  4. #737b7d
  5. #9aa1a2

Shades

#4e5455 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5455
  2. #464c4d
  3. #3e4344
  4. #373b3c
  5. #2f3233
  6. #272a2b
  7. #1f2222
  8. #17191a
  9. #101111
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5455 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5455
  2. #606566
  3. #717677
  4. #838788
  5. #959899
  6. #a7aaaa
  7. #b8bbbb
  8. #cacccc
  9. #dcdddd
  10. #edeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5455 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5455
  2. #535859
  3. #585d5e
  4. #5d6162
  5. #626666
  6. #676a6b
  7. #6c6e6f
  8. #717373
  9. #767777
  10. #7b7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515354 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535355 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #515455 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #505355 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5455 {
  color: #4e5455;
}
Background
.bg-4e5455 {
  background-color: #4e5455;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5455 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5455;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5455;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 84 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5455 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5455, #4e5055);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5455 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 84 85 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.36 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 3.90 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.66 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.42 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.69 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.69 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.17 #b1abaa Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e5455  rgb(78, 84, 85)  hsl(189, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#554f4e  rgb(85, 79, 78)  hsl(9, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#554e54  rgb(85, 78, 84)  hsl(309, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#54554e  rgb(84, 85, 78)  hsl(69, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray