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#4E5556

#4e5556 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e5556 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.3% cyan, 1.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 187.5°, with 4.88% saturation and 32.16% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0879

Complementary

  1. #4e5556
  2. #564f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5556
  2. #564e51
  3. #56534e

Analogous

  1. #4e5653
  2. #4e5556
  3. #4e5156

Triadic

  1. #4e5556
  2. #564e55
  3. #55564e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5556
  2. #4f4e56
  3. #564f4e
  4. #55564e

Square

  1. #4e5556
  2. #534e56
  3. #564f4e
  4. #51564e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b0b
  2. #2a2d2e
  3. #4e5556
  4. #727d7e
  5. #9aa2a3

Shades

#4e5556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5556
  2. #464d4d
  3. #3e4445
  4. #373c3c
  5. #2f3334
  6. #272b2b
  7. #1f2222
  8. #171a1a
  9. #101111
  10. #080909
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5556
  2. #606667
  3. #717778
  4. #838889
  5. #95999a
  6. #a7aaab
  7. #b8bbbb
  8. #cacccc
  9. #dcdddd
  10. #edeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5556
  2. #53595a
  3. #585e5e
  4. #5d6263
  5. #626667
  6. #676b6b
  7. #6c6f6f
  8. #717373
  9. #767778
  10. #7b7c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515455 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545456 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #525356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #525556 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5556 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5556 {
  color: #4e5556;
}
Background
.bg-4e5556 {
  background-color: #4e5556;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5556 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 5% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5556, #4e5156);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 86 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.79 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 4.02 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.74 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 8.03 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.64 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.64 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.52 #b1aaa9 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e5556  rgb(78, 85, 86)  hsl(188, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#564f4e  rgb(86, 79, 78)  hsl(8, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#564e55  rgb(86, 78, 85)  hsl(308, 5%, 32%)  Wenge
#55564e  rgb(85, 86, 78)  hsl(68, 5%, 32%)  Davy's Gray