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#4E554F

#4e554f ≈ Feldgrau

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e554f 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, 33.33% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 128.57°, 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Feldgrau (#4d5d53), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.0868

Complementary

  1. #4e554f
  2. #554e54

Split complementary

  1. #4e554f
  2. #524e55
  3. #554e50

Analogous

  1. #50554e
  2. #4e554f
  3. #4e5552

Triadic

  1. #4e554f
  2. #4f4e55
  3. #554f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e554f
  2. #4e5455
  3. #554e54
  4. #554f4e

Square

  1. #4e554f
  2. #4e5055
  3. #554e54
  4. #55524e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0a
  2. #292d2a
  3. #4e554f
  4. #737d74
  5. #9aa29b

Shades

#4e554f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e554f
  2. #464d47
  3. #3e443f
  4. #373c37
  5. #2f332f
  6. #272b28
  7. #1f2220
  8. #171a18
  9. #101110
  10. #080908
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e554f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e554f
  2. #606661
  3. #717772
  4. #838884
  5. #959995
  6. #a7aaa7
  7. #b8bbb9
  8. #caccca
  9. #dcdddc
  10. #edeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e554f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e554f
  2. #535954
  3. #585e59
  4. #5d625e
  5. #626663
  6. #676b68
  7. #6c6f6c
  8. #717371
  9. #767776
  10. #7b7c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515452 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55544f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #54534f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d5553 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52544f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #52544f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e5552 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e554f {
  color: #4e554f;
}
Background
.bg-4e554f {
  background-color: #4e554f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e554f {
  border: 2px solid #4e554f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e554f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 4% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e554f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e554f, #4e5552);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e554f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 79 / 0.35);
}

#4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 5.03 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.82 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.00 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.53 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.61 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.64 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.64 #b1aab0 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Feldgrau
#4e554f  rgb(78, 85, 79)  hsl(129, 4%, 32%)  Feldgrau
#554e54  rgb(85, 78, 84)  hsl(309, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4e55  rgb(79, 78, 85)  hsl(249, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#554f4e  rgb(85, 79, 78)  hsl(9, 4%, 32%)  Davy's Gray