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#4F504E

#4f504e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4f504e 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, 31.37% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.5% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 1.27% saturation and 30.98% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0795

Complementary

  1. #4f504e
  2. #4f4e50

Split complementary

  1. #4f504e
  2. #4e4e50
  3. #504e50

Analogous

  1. #50504e
  2. #4f504e
  3. #4e504e

Triadic

  1. #4f504e
  2. #4e4f50
  3. #504e4f

Tetradic

  1. #4f504e
  2. #4e504f
  3. #4f4e50
  4. #504e4f

Square

  1. #4f504e
  2. #4e5050
  3. #4f4e50
  4. #504e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #292928
  3. #4f504e
  4. #757774
  5. #9b9d9a

Shades

#4f504e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4f504e
  2. #474846
  3. #3f403e
  4. #373837
  5. #2f302f
  6. #282827
  7. #20201f
  8. #181817
  9. #101010
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4f504e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4f504e
  2. #616260
  3. #727371
  4. #848583
  5. #959695
  6. #a7a8a7
  7. #b9b9b8
  8. #cacbca
  9. #dcdcdc
  10. #edeeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4f504e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4f504e
  2. #545553
  3. #595a58
  4. #5e5e5d
  5. #636362
  6. #686867
  7. #6c6d6c
  8. #717271
  9. #767676
  10. #7b7b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f504f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50504e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50504e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f504f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #50504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #50504e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f504f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4f504e {
  color: #4f504e;
}
Background
.bg-4f504e {
  background-color: #4f504e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4f504e {
  border: 2px solid #4f504e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4f504e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 80 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4f504e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4f504e, #4e504e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4f504e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 80 78 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 2.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.06 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 7.25 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.33 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.29 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.29 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.30 #b0afb1 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4f504e  rgb(79, 80, 78)  hsl(90, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4f4e50  rgb(79, 78, 80)  hsl(270, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#4e4f50  rgb(78, 79, 80)  hsl(210, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray
#504e4f  rgb(80, 78, 79)  hsl(330, 1%, 31%)  Davy's Gray