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Colour

#484A4F

  • #484A4F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484A4F is a grey with RGB values 72, 74, 79 and HSL 223°, 5%, 30%. 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

#484A4F#484A4F
HEX#484A4F
RGBrgb(72, 74, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2902, 0.3098
RGB percentages28.2%, 29%, 31%
HSLhsl(222.9, 4.6%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 8.9%, 31%)
CMYK8.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,615
CSS custom property--colour: #484A4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B7B5B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#484A4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#474B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Black · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4D48
Analogous#484E4F, #4A484F
Triadic#4F484A, #4A4F48
Split complementary#4F4A48, #4E4F48
Tetradic#4F484E, #4F4D48, #484F4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB0B5
Lighter +30%#93969D
Lighter +20%#797C84
Lighter +10%#60636A
Darker −10%#303134
Darker −20%#17181A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#354262
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R72
G74
B79
Red72 (28.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)4.64%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4A · B 4F

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