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Colour

#48494C

  • #48494C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48494C is a grey with RGB values 72, 73, 76 and HSL 225°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48494C#48494C
HEX#48494C
RGBrgb(72, 73, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2863, 0.298
RGB percentages28.2%, 28.6%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(225, 2.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 5.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK5.3%, 3.9%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,356
CSS custom property--colour: #48494C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9:1
Contrast with white9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B7B6B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48494Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#48494Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#474A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dim grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Black · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C4B48
Analogous#484B4C, #49484C
Triadic#4C4849, #494C48
Split complementary#4C4948, #4B4C48
Tetradic#4C484B, #4C4B48, #484C49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEAFB2
Lighter +30%#949599
Lighter +20%#7A7B80
Lighter +10%#616266
Darker −10%#2F3032
Darker −20%#161718
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35405E
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R72
G73
B76
Red72 (28.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 49 · B 4C

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