Colour

#46484A

#46484A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46484A is a grey with RGB values 70, 72, 74 and HSL 210°, 3%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46484A#46484A

HEX#46484A

RGBrgb(70, 72, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2824, 0.2902

RGB percentages27.5%, 28.2%, 29%

HSLhsl(210, 2.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 5.4%, 29%)

CMYK5.4%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,606,026

CSS custom property--colour: #46484A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1

Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B9B7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47484Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#47484Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#454849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Dim grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Black · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4846

Analogous#464A4A, #46464A

Triadic#4A4648, #484A46

Split complementary#4A4646, #4A4A46

Tetradic#4A464A, #4A4846, #464A46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACAEB0

Lighter +30%#929597

Lighter +20%#787B7E

Lighter +10%#5F6164

Darker −10%#2D2E30

Darker −20%#141516

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#34485C

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R70

G72

B74

Red70 (27.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)2.78%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 48 · B 4A

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Colour values

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