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Recognised as Colour

#484B45

  • #484B45
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484B45 is a grey with RGB values 72, 75, 69 and HSL 90°, 4%, 28%. 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

#484B45#484B45
HEX#484B45
RGBrgb(72, 75, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2941, 0.2706
RGB percentages28.2%, 29.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(90, 4.2%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 8%, 29.4%)
CMYK4%, 0%, 8%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,861
CSS custom property--colour: #484B45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.4 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#B7B4BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4A45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4A45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#484A49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 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 11.5Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Black · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48454B
Analogous#4B4B45, #454B45
Triadic#45484B, #4B4548
Split complementary#45454B, #4B454B
Tetradic#454B4B, #48454B, #4B4545

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB1AB
Lighter +30%#959990
Lighter +20%#7B8076
Lighter +10%#62665D
Darker −10%#2F302D
Darker −20%#151614
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#485D33
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R72
G75
B69
Red72 (28.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)4.17%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4B · B 45

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