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#4E5960

#4e5960 ≈ Outer Space

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e5960 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.9% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.75% cyan, 7.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 10.34% saturation and 34.12% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0961

Complementary

  1. #4e5960
  2. #60554e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5960
  2. #604e50
  3. #605e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e605e
  2. #4e5960
  3. #4e5060

Triadic

  1. #4e5960
  2. #604e59
  3. #59604e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5960
  2. #554e60
  3. #60554e
  4. #59604e

Square

  1. #4e5960
  2. #5e4e60
  3. #60554e
  4. #50604e

Monochromatic

  1. #090b0c
  2. #2c3236
  3. #4e5960
  4. #70808a
  5. #9aa6ad

Shades

#4e5960 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5960
  2. #465056
  3. #3e474d
  4. #373e43
  5. #2f353a
  6. #272d30
  7. #1f2426
  8. #171b1d
  9. #101213
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5960 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5960
  2. #606a70
  3. #717a80
  4. #838b90
  5. #959ba0
  6. #a7acb0
  7. #b8bdbf
  8. #cacdcf
  9. #dcdedf
  10. #edeeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5960 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5960
  2. #535d63
  3. #586166
  4. #5d656a
  5. #62696d
  6. #676d70
  7. #6c7073
  8. #717476
  9. #76787a
  10. #7b7c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54585b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565960 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #535660 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #495b5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #535960 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #515760 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5a5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5960 {
  color: #4e5960;
}
Background
.bg-4e5960 {
  background-color: #4e5960;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5960 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5960;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5960;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 89 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 10% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5960 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5960, #4e5060);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5960 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 89 96 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.86 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.90 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.26 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 8.72 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 8.72 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.46 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.75 #b1a69f Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Outer Space
#4e5960  rgb(78, 89, 96)  hsl(203, 10%, 34%)  Outer Space
#60554e  rgb(96, 85, 78)  hsl(23, 10%, 34%)  Umber
#604e59  rgb(96, 78, 89)  hsl(323, 10%, 34%)  Eggplant
#59604e  rgb(89, 96, 78)  hsl(83, 10%, 34%)  Feldgrau