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#4E4E63

#4e4e63 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e4e63 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.21% cyan, 21.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 11.86% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 10.99.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0797

Complementary

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #63634e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #63594e
  3. #59634e

Analogous

  1. #4e5963
  2. #4e4e63
  3. #594e63

Triadic

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #634e4e
  3. #4e634e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #634e63
  3. #63634e
  4. #4e634e

Square

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #634e59
  3. #63634e
  4. #4e6359

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0d
  2. #2c2c38
  3. #4e4e63
  4. #70708e
  5. #9a9ab0

Shades

#4e4e63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #464659
  3. #3e3e4f
  4. #373745
  5. #2f2f3b
  6. #272732
  7. #1f1f28
  8. #17171e
  9. #101014
  10. #08080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #606073
  3. #717182
  4. #838392
  5. #9595a1
  6. #a7a7b1
  7. #b8b8c1
  8. #cacad0
  9. #dcdce0
  10. #ededef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e63
  2. #535366
  3. #585869
  4. #5d5d6c
  5. #62626f
  6. #676772
  7. #6c6c74
  8. #717177
  9. #76767a
  10. #7b7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4f58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #495064 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484f62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #495255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4f64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b4f63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b505b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e63 {
  color: #4e4e63;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e63 {
  background-color: #4e4e63;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e63 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 12% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e63, #594e63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 99 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.99 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.70 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.60 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.77 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.01 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.17 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.67 #b1b19c Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4e63  rgb(78, 78, 99)  hsl(240, 12%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#63634e  rgb(99, 99, 78)  hsl(60, 12%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#634e4e  rgb(99, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 12%, 35%)  Wenge
#4e634e  rgb(78, 99, 78)  hsl(120, 12%, 35%)  Feldgrau