Colour

#474A51

#474A51
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474A51 is a grey with RGB values 71, 74, 81 and HSL 222°, 7%, 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

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HEX#474A51

RGBrgb(71, 74, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2902, 0.3176

RGB percentages27.8%, 29%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(222, 6.6%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 12.3%, 31.8%)

CMYK12.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,081

CSS custom property--colour: #474A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1

Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B8B5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484A51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#474A51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#454B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Black · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#514E47

Analogous#474F51, #494751

Triadic#51474A, #4A5147

Split complementary#514947, #4F5147

Tetradic#51474F, #514E47, #475149

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB0B7

Lighter +30%#92969F

Lighter +20%#777C87

Lighter +10%#5F636C

Darker −10%#2F3136

Darker −20%#17181B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#344264

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R71

G74

B81

Red71 (27.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)6.58%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4A · B 51

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Colour values

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