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#4E555E

#4e555e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e555e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.02% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 213.75°, with 9.3% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0892

Complementary

  1. #4e555e
  2. #5e574e

Split complementary

  1. #4e555e
  2. #5e4f4e
  3. #5d5e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e5d5e
  2. #4e555e
  3. #4f4e5e

Triadic

  1. #4e555e
  2. #5e4e55
  3. #555e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e555e
  2. #574e5e
  3. #5e574e
  4. #555e4e

Square

  1. #4e555e
  2. #5e4e5d
  3. #5e574e
  4. #4e5e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #090a0b
  2. #2b2f34
  3. #4e555e
  4. #717b88
  5. #9aa1ab

Shades

#4e555e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e555e
  2. #464d55
  3. #3e444b
  4. #373c42
  5. #2f3338
  6. #272b2f
  7. #1f2226
  8. #171a1c
  9. #101113
  10. #080909
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e555e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e555e
  2. #60666e
  3. #71777e
  4. #83888e
  5. #95999e
  6. #a7aaaf
  7. #b8bbbf
  8. #cacccf
  9. #dcdddf
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e555e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e555e
  2. #535961
  3. #585e65
  4. #5d6268
  5. #62666c
  6. #676b6f
  7. #6c6f72
  8. #717376
  9. #767779
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52555e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50545e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a5758 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50555e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f545e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c565a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e555e {
  color: #4e555e;
}
Background
.bg-4e555e {
  background-color: #4e555e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e555e {
  border: 2px solid #4e555e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e555e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 9% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e555e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e555e, #4f4e5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e555e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 94 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.47 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.19 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.85 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.32 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.32 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.64 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.72 #b1aaa1 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e555e  rgb(78, 85, 94)  hsl(214, 9%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5e574e  rgb(94, 87, 78)  hsl(34, 9%, 34%)  Davy's Gray
#5e4e55  rgb(94, 78, 85)  hsl(334, 9%, 34%)  Wenge
#555e4e  rgb(85, 94, 78)  hsl(94, 9%, 34%)  Feldgrau