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Colour

#48434A

  • #48434A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48434A is a grey with RGB values 72, 67, 74 and HSL 283°, 5%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48434A#48434A
HEX#48434A
RGBrgb(72, 67, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2627, 0.2902
RGB percentages28.2%, 26.3%, 29%
HSLhsl(282.9, 5%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 9.5%, 29%)
CMYK2.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,735,818
CSS custom property--colour: #48434A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B7BCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42444Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#43454Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#484445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#454A43
Analogous#45434A, #4A4349
Triadic#4A4843, #434A48
Split complementary#494A43, #434A45
Tetradic#4A4543, #454A43, #43494A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA8B1
Lighter +30%#958E98
Lighter +20%#7C7380
Lighter +10%#625B65
Darker −10%#2E2B2F
Darker −20%#141314
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#50315C
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R72
G67
B74
Red72 (28.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)4.96%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 43 · B 4A

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