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Recognised as Colour

#474C53

  • #474C53
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#474C53 is a grey with RGB values 71, 76, 83 and HSL 215°, 8%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#474C53#474C53
HEX#474C53
RGBrgb(71, 76, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.298, 0.3255
RGB percentages27.8%, 29.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(215, 7.8%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 14.5%, 32.5%)
CMYK14.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,672,595
CSS custom property--colour: #474C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B8B3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4C53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#484B53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#444D4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Black · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#534E47
Analogous#475253, #484753
Triadic#53474C, #4C5347
Split complementary#534847, #525347
Tetradic#534752, #534E47, #475348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADB2B9
Lighter +30%#9298A1
Lighter +20%#767E8A
Lighter +10%#5F656E
Darker −10%#2F3338
Darker −20%#181A1C
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#344966
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R71
G76
B83
Red71 (27.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue215°
Saturation (HSL)7.79%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 4C · B 53

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