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#4F4F50

#4f4f50 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4f4f50 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, 30.98% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.25% cyan, 1.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.63% saturation and 31.18% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0783

Complementary

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #50504f

Split complementary

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #50504f
  3. #50504f

Analogous

  1. #4f5050
  2. #4f4f50
  3. #504f50

Triadic

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #504f4f
  3. #4f504f

Tetradic

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #504f50
  3. #50504f
  4. #4f504f

Square

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #504f50
  3. #50504f
  4. #4f5050

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #29292a
  3. #4f4f50
  4. #757577
  5. #9b9b9d

Shades

#4f4f50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #474748
  3. #3f3f40
  4. #373738
  5. #2f2f30
  6. #282828
  7. #202020
  8. #181818
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f4f50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #616162
  3. #727273
  4. #848485
  5. #959596
  6. #a7a7a8
  7. #b9b9b9
  8. #cacacb
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f4f50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f4f50
  2. #545455
  3. #59595a
  4. #5e5e5e
  5. #636363
  6. #686868
  7. #6c6c6d
  8. #717172
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4f50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f4f50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4f50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f4f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f4f50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f4f50 {
  color: #4f4f50;
}
Background
.bg-4f4f50 {
  background-color: #4f4f50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f4f50 {
  border: 2px solid #4f4f50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f4f50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 79 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f4f50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f4f50, #504f50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f4f50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 79 80 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.17 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.33 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.09 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 8.10 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.52 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.65 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.00 #b0b0af Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4f4f50  rgb(79, 79, 80)  hsl(240, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#50504f  rgb(80, 80, 79)  hsl(60, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#504f4f  rgb(80, 79, 79)  hsl(0, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f504f  rgb(79, 80, 79)  hsl(120, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray