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Recognised as Colour

#484A39

  • #484A39
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484A39 is a yellow with RGB values 72, 74, 57 and HSL 67°, 13%, 26%. 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

#484A39#484A39
HEX#484A39
RGBrgb(72, 74, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2902, 0.2235
RGB percentages28.2%, 29%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(67.1, 13%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.1, 23%, 29%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 23%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,593
CSS custom property--colour: #484A39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B7B5C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4838no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D493Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Dim grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 25.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Black · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B394A
Analogous#4A4439, #3F4A39
Triadic#39484A, #4A3948
Split complementary#393F4A, #44394A
Tetradic#394A44, #3B394A, #4A393F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0B39C
Lighter +30%#999D7F
Lighter +20%#808465
Lighter +10%#64674F
Darker −10%#2C2D23
Darker −20%#10100D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#555A29
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R72
G74
B57
Red72 (28.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue67.06°
Saturation (HSL)12.98%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4A · B 39

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