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Recognised as Colour

#474A46

  • #474A46
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A46 is a grey with RGB values 71, 74, 70 and HSL 105°, 3%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474A46#474A46
HEX#474A46
RGBrgb(71, 74, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.2745
RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(105, 2.8%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 5.4%, 29%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 5.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,070
CSS custom property--colour: #474A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B8B5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#474A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dim grey · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49464A
Analogous#494A46, #464A47
Triadic#46474A, #4A4647
Split complementary#47464A, #4A4649
Tetradic#46494A, #49464A, #4A4746

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB0AC
Lighter +30%#939792
Lighter +20%#797E78
Lighter +10%#60645F
Darker −10%#2E302D
Darker −20%#151614
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E5C34
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R71
G74
B70
Red71 (27.8%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)2.78%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 46

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