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Recognised as Colour

#48484A

  • #48484A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48484A is a grey with RGB values 72, 72, 74 and HSL 240°, 1%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48484A#48484A
HEX#48484A
RGBrgb(72, 72, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2824, 0.2902
RGB percentages28.2%, 28.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(240, 1.4%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.7%, 29%)
CMYK2.7%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,098
CSS custom property--colour: #48484A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B7B7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48484Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#48484Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#484849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.4Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4A48
Analogous#48494A, #49484A
Triadic#4A4848, #484A48
Split complementary#4A4948, #494A48
Tetradic#4A4849, #4A4A48, #484A49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEAEB0
Lighter +30%#949497
Lighter +20%#7A7A7E
Lighter +10%#616164
Darker −10%#2F2F30
Darker −20%#161616
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36365C
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R72
G72
B74
Red72 (28.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.37%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 48 · B 4A

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