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Recognised as Colour

#484A49

  • #484A49
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484A49 is a grey with RGB values 72, 74, 73 and HSL 150°, 1%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484A49#484A49
HEX#484A49
RGBrgb(72, 74, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2902, 0.2863
RGB percentages28.2%, 29%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(150, 1.4%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 2.7%, 29%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 1.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,609
CSS custom property--colour: #484A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B7B5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#484A4Ano 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 text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4849
Analogous#484A48, #484A4A
Triadic#49484A, #4A4948
Split complementary#4A484A, #4A4848
Tetradic#48484A, #4A4849, #4A4A48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB0AF
Lighter +30%#949796
Lighter +20%#7A7E7C
Lighter +10%#616462
Darker −10%#2F302F
Darker −20%#161616
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#365C49
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R72
G74
B73
Red72 (28.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)1.37%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4A · B 49

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