Colour

#474A4C

#474A4C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A4C is a grey with RGB values 71, 74, 76 and HSL 204°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474A4C#474A4C

HEX#474A4C

RGBrgb(71, 74, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.298

RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(204, 3.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204, 6.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK6.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,076

CSS custom property--colour: #474A4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1

Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B8B5B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494A4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#48494Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#464B4Bno 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 text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Black · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C4947

Analogous#474C4C, #47484C

Triadic#4C474A, #4A4C47

Split complementary#4C4748, #4C4B47

Tetradic#4C474C, #4C4947, #484C47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB0B2

Lighter +30%#92979A

Lighter +20%#787D81

Lighter +10%#606466

Darker −10%#2E3032

Darker −20%#161717

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#354E5E

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R71

G74

B76

Red71 (27.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue204°

Saturation (HSL)3.4%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 4C

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Colour values

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