Colour

#474A49

#474A49
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A49 is a grey with RGB values 71, 74, 73 and HSL 160°, 2%, 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

#474A49#474A49

HEX#474A49

RGBrgb(71, 74, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.2863

RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(160, 2.1%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 4.1%, 29%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 1.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,073

CSS custom property--colour: #474A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1

Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#B8B5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#494949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#464A4Ano 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 text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11 Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 22.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Black · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4748

Analogous#474A47, #474A4A

Triadic#49474A, #4A4947

Split complementary#4A474A, #4A4747

Tetradic#47474A, #4A4748, #4A4A47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB0AF

Lighter +30%#939796

Lighter +20%#797E7C

Lighter +10%#606463

Darker −10%#2E302F

Darker −20%#151616

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#355C4F

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R71

G74

B73

Red71 (27.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)2.07%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 49

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