Colour

#474B4D

#474B4D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474B4D is a grey with RGB values 71, 75, 77 and HSL 200°, 4%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474B4D#474B4D

HEX#474B4D

RGBrgb(71, 75, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.2941, 0.302

RGB percentages27.8%, 29.4%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(200, 4.1%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 7.8%, 30.2%)

CMYK7.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,672,333

CSS custom property--colour: #474B4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B8B4B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4B4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#494A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#464C4Cno 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 text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Black · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4947

Analogous#474D4C, #47484D

Triadic#4D474B, #4B4D47

Split complementary#4D4748, #4D4C47

Tetradic#4C474D, #4D4947, #484D47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB1B3

Lighter +30%#92989B

Lighter +20%#787F82

Lighter +10%#5F6568

Darker −10%#2F3132

Darker −20%#161718

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#35515F

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R71

G75

B77

Red71 (27.8%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)4.05%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 4B · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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