Colour

#47454E

#47454E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#47454E is a grey with RGB values 71, 69, 78 and HSL 253°, 6%, 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

#47454E#47454E

HEX#47454E

RGBrgb(71, 69, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2706, 0.3059

RGB percentages27.8%, 27.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(253.3, 6.1%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 11.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK9%, 11.5%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,670,798

CSS custom property--colour: #47454E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#B8BAB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43464Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#44464Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#464648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Black · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C4E45

Analogous#45474E, #4C454E

Triadic#4E4745, #454E47

Split complementary#4E4C45, #474E45

Tetradic#4E4547, #4C4E45, #454E4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADABB4

Lighter +30%#92909C

Lighter +20%#787584

Lighter +10%#605D69

Darker −10%#2E2D33

Darker −20%#161518

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D3360

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R71

G69

B78

Red71 (27.8%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue253.33°

Saturation (HSL)6.12%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 45 · B 4E

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