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Recognised as Colour

#46464D

  • #46464D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46464D is a grey with RGB values 70, 70, 77 and HSL 240°, 5%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46464D#46464D
HEX#46464D
RGBrgb(70, 70, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2745, 0.302
RGB percentages27.5%, 27.5%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(240, 4.8%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 9.1%, 30.2%)
CMYK9.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,605,517
CSS custom property--colour: #46464D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B9B9B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44474Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#44464Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#454748no 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 text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D4D46
Analogous#464A4D, #4A464D
Triadic#4D4646, #464D46
Split complementary#4D4A46, #4A4D46
Tetradic#4D464A, #4D4D46, #464D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACACB3
Lighter +30%#91919B
Lighter +20%#777782
Lighter +10%#5E5E68
Darker −10%#2E2E32
Darker −20%#151518
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34345F
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R70
G70
B77
Red70 (27.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 46 · G 46 · B 4D

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