Colour

#46494B

#46494B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#46494B is a grey with RGB values 70, 73, 75 and HSL 204°, 3%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#46494B#46494B

HEX#46494B

RGBrgb(70, 73, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.2863, 0.2941

RGB percentages27.5%, 28.6%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(204, 3.4%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204, 6.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK6.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,606,283

CSS custom property--colour: #46494B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B9B6B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#48494Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#47484Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#454A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 22.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B4846

Analogous#464B4B, #46474B

Triadic#4B4649, #494B46

Split complementary#4B4646, #4B4B46

Tetradic#4B464B, #4B4846, #464B46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACAFB1

Lighter +30%#919699

Lighter +20%#777C80

Lighter +10%#5F6365

Darker −10%#2D2F31

Darker −20%#151616

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#344D5D

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R70

G73

B75

Red70 (27.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue204°

Saturation (HSL)3.45%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G 49 · B 4B

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Colour values

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