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#4E4E53

#4e4e53 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4e53 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.02% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.11% saturation and 31.57% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 3.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #53534e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #53514e
  3. #51534e

Analogous

  1. #4e5153
  2. #4e4e53
  3. #514e53

Triadic

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #534e4e
  3. #4e534e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #534e53
  3. #53534e
  4. #4e534e

Square

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #534e51
  3. #53534e
  4. #4e5351

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #29292c
  3. #4e4e53
  4. #73737a
  5. #9a9aa0

Shades

#4e4e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #46464b
  3. #3e3e42
  4. #37373a
  5. #2f2f32
  6. #27272a
  7. #1f1f21
  8. #171719
  9. #101011
  10. #080808
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #606064
  3. #717175
  4. #838387
  5. #959598
  6. #a7a7a9
  7. #b8b8ba
  8. #cacacb
  9. #dcdcdd
  10. #ededee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e53
  2. #535358
  3. #58585c
  4. #5d5d61
  5. #626265
  6. #67676a
  7. #6c6c6e
  8. #717173
  9. #767677
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4e50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4f53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4e53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d4f50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4e53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d4e53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4e51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e53 {
  color: #4e4e53;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e53 {
  background-color: #4e4e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e53 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e53, #514e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 83 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 3.90 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 6.21 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.06 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.41 #645452 Wenge ΔE 8.97 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.29 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.63 #b1b1ac Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4e53  rgb(78, 78, 83)  hsl(240, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#53534e  rgb(83, 83, 78)  hsl(60, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#534e4e  rgb(83, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray
#4e534e  rgb(78, 83, 78)  hsl(120, 3%, 32%)  Davy's Gray