Colour

#46444B

#46444B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46444B is a grey with RGB values 70, 68, 75 and HSL 257°, 5%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46444B#46444B

HEX#46444B

RGBrgb(70, 68, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2667, 0.2941

RGB percentages27.5%, 26.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(257.1, 4.9%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 9.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK6.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,605,003

CSS custom property--colour: #46444B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#B9BBB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43454Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#43454Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#454546no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 28 Black · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494B44

Analogous#44464B, #4A444B

Triadic#4B4644, #444B46

Split complementary#4B4A44, #464B44

Tetradic#4B4446, #494B44, #444B4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACAAB1

Lighter +30%#928F99

Lighter +20%#787580

Lighter +10%#5F5C66

Darker −10%#2D2C30

Darker −20%#141316

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3E325D

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R70

G68

B75

Red70 (27.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)4.9%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 44 · B 4B

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Colour values

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