Colour

#474A50

#474A50
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A50 is a grey with RGB values 71, 74, 80 and HSL 220°, 6%, 30%. 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

#474A50#474A50

HEX#474A50

RGBrgb(71, 74, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.3137

RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(220, 6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 11.2%, 31.4%)

CMYK11.2%, 7.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,080

CSS custom property--colour: #474A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1

Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B8B5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#474950no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#454B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Black · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#504D47

Analogous#474F50, #494750

Triadic#50474A, #4A5047

Split complementary#504947, #4F5047

Tetradic#50474F, #504D47, #475049

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB0B6

Lighter +30%#92969E

Lighter +20%#777C86

Lighter +10%#5F636B

Darker −10%#2F3135

Darker −20%#17181A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#344463

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R71

G74

B80

Red71 (27.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)5.96%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 50

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Colour values

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