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#504E46

#504e46 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#504e46 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 30.59% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 12.5% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 6.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #504e46
  2. #464850

Split complementary

  1. #504e46
  2. #464d50
  3. #494650

Analogous

  1. #504946
  2. #504e46
  3. #4d5046

Triadic

  1. #504e46
  2. #46504e
  3. #4e4650

Tetradic

  1. #504e46
  2. #485046
  3. #464850
  4. #4e4650

Square

  1. #504e46
  2. #465049
  3. #464850
  4. #50464d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0a
  2. #272622
  3. #504e46
  4. #79766a
  5. #9e9c91

Shades

#504e46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #504e46
  2. #48463f
  3. #403e38
  4. #383731
  5. #302f2a
  6. #282723
  7. #201f1c
  8. #181715
  9. #10100e
  10. #080807
  11. #000000

Tints

#504e46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #504e46
  2. #626059
  3. #73716b
  4. #85837e
  5. #969590
  6. #a8a7a3
  7. #b9b8b5
  8. #cbcac8
  9. #dcdcda
  10. #eeeded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#504e46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #504e46
  2. #55534c
  3. #5a5852
  4. #5e5d57
  5. #63625d
  6. #686763
  7. #6d6c69
  8. #72716f
  9. #767674
  10. #7b7b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4e4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504d46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #504e46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #524d4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504e46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #514d49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-504e46 {
  color: #504e46;
}
Background
.bg-504e46 {
  background-color: #504e46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-504e46 {
  border: 2px solid #504e46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #504e46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 78 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 7% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-504e46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #504e46, #4d5046);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-504e46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 78 70 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 5.25 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.47 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.69 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.08 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 8.35 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.10 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.33 #afb1b9 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#504e46  rgb(80, 78, 70)  hsl(48, 7%, 29%)  Davy's Gray
#464850  rgb(70, 72, 80)  hsl(228, 7%, 29%)  Outer Space
#46504e  rgb(70, 80, 78)  hsl(168, 7%, 29%)  Outer Space
#4e4650  rgb(78, 70, 80)  hsl(288, 7%, 29%)  Wenge