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#4F4E4E

#4f4e4e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4f4e4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 1.27% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.64% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0766

Complementary

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4e4f4f

Split complementary

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4e4f4e
  3. #4e4e4f

Analogous

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4f4e4e
  3. #4f4e4e

Triadic

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4e4f4e
  3. #4e4e4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4f4f4e
  3. #4e4f4f
  4. #4e4e4f

Square

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #4e4f4e
  3. #4e4f4f
  4. #4e4e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #282828
  3. #4f4e4e
  4. #757474
  5. #9c9a9a

Shades

#4f4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #474646
  3. #3f3e3e
  4. #373737
  5. #2f2f2f
  6. #282727
  7. #201f1f
  8. #181717
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #616060
  3. #727171
  4. #848383
  5. #959595
  6. #a7a7a7
  7. #b9b8b8
  8. #cacaca
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #ededed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f4e4e
  2. #545353
  3. #595858
  4. #5e5d5d
  5. #636262
  6. #686767
  7. #6c6c6c
  8. #717171
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4e4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4e4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4e4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4e4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f4e4e {
  color: #4f4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-4f4e4e {
  background-color: #4f4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #4f4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f4e4e, #4f4e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.80 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.66 #353839 Onyx ΔE 7.96 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.25 #343434 Jet ΔE 8.71 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.14 #b0b1b1 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4f4e4e  rgb(79, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4f4f  rgb(78, 79, 79)  hsl(180, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4f4e  rgb(78, 79, 78)  hsl(120, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4e4f  rgb(78, 78, 79)  hsl(240, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray