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#4F4E44

#4f4e44 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4f4e44 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 30.59% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 13.92% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 7.48% saturation and 28.82% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.0753

Complementary

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #44454f

Split complementary

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #444a4f
  3. #48444f

Analogous

  1. #4f4844
  2. #4f4e44
  3. #4a4f44

Triadic

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #444f4e
  3. #4e444f

Tetradic

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #454f44
  3. #44454f
  4. #4e444f

Square

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #444f48
  3. #44454f
  4. #4f444a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b09
  2. #262521
  3. #4f4e44
  4. #787767
  5. #9e9c8e

Shades

#4f4e44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #47463d
  3. #3f3e36
  4. #373730
  5. #2f2f29
  6. #282722
  7. #201f1b
  8. #181714
  9. #10100e
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f4e44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #616057
  3. #727169
  4. #84837c
  5. #95958f
  6. #a7a7a2
  7. #b9b8b4
  8. #cacac7
  9. #dcdcda
  10. #ededec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f4e44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f4e44
  2. #54534a
  3. #595850
  4. #5e5d56
  5. #63625c
  6. #686762
  7. #6c6c68
  8. #71716e
  9. #767674
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4e4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504d43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #504e44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #514d4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504e44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504e44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504d48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f4e44 {
  color: #4f4e44;
}
Background
.bg-4f4e44 {
  background-color: #4f4e44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f4e44 {
  border: 2px solid #4f4e44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f4e44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 78 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 7% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f4e44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f4e44, #4a4f44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f4e44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 78 68 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 6.26 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.43 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.06 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.08 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.75 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.09 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.76 #b0b1bb Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4f4e44  rgb(79, 78, 68)  hsl(55, 7%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#44454f  rgb(68, 69, 79)  hsl(235, 7%, 29%)  Charcoal
#444f4e  rgb(68, 79, 78)  hsl(175, 7%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4e444f  rgb(78, 68, 79)  hsl(295, 7%, 29%)  Eggplant