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#4E5259

#4e5259 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e5259 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, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.36% cyan, 7.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 6.59% saturation and 32.75% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #4e5259
  2. #59554e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5259
  2. #59504e
  3. #58594e

Analogous

  1. #4e5859
  2. #4e5259
  3. #504e59

Triadic

  1. #4e5259
  2. #594e52
  3. #52594e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5259
  2. #554e59
  3. #59554e
  4. #52594e

Square

  1. #4e5259
  2. #594e58
  3. #59554e
  4. #4e5950

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #2a2c30
  3. #4e5259
  4. #727882
  5. #9a9ea6

Shades

#4e5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5259
  2. #464a50
  3. #3e4247
  4. #37393e
  5. #2f3135
  6. #27292d
  7. #1f2124
  8. #17191b
  9. #101012
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5259
  2. #60636a
  3. #71757a
  4. #83868b
  5. #95979b
  6. #a7a9ac
  7. #b8babd
  8. #cacbcd
  9. #dcdcde
  10. #edeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5259
  2. #53575d
  3. #585b61
  4. #5d6065
  5. #626469
  6. #67696d
  7. #6c6e70
  8. #717274
  9. #767778
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505259 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f5159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5354 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f5259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e5259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5356 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5259 {
  color: #4e5259;
}
Background
.bg-4e5259 {
  background-color: #4e5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5259 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 7% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5259, #504e59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 4.35 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.66 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.93 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.43 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.43 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.46 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.74 #b1ada6 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e5259  rgb(78, 82, 89)  hsl(218, 7%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#59554e  rgb(89, 85, 78)  hsl(38, 7%, 33%)  Davy's Gray
#594e52  rgb(89, 78, 82)  hsl(338, 7%, 33%)  Wenge
#52594e  rgb(82, 89, 78)  hsl(98, 7%, 33%)  Feldgrau