Colour

#40483E

#40483E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#40483E is a grey with RGB values 64, 72, 62 and HSL 108°, 7%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#40483E#40483E

HEX#40483E

RGBrgb(64, 72, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.2824, 0.2431

RGB percentages25.1%, 28.2%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(108, 7.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108, 13.9%, 28.2%)

CMYK11.1%, 0%, 13.9%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,212,798

CSS custom property--colour: #40483E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#BFB7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49463Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#47453Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#404745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Black · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#463E48

Analogous#45483E, #3E4841

Triadic#3E4048, #483E40

Split complementary#413E48, #483E45

Tetradic#3E4548, #463E48, #48413E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A5AFA3

Lighter +30%#8B9887

Lighter +20%#717F6D

Lighter +10%#586356

Darker −10%#282D26

Darker −20%#0F110F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36592D

Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R64

G72

B62

Red64 (25.1%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue108°

Saturation (HSL)7.46%

Lightness26.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 40 · G 48 · B 3E

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