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Recognised as Colour

#484B46

  • #484B46
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484B46 is a grey with RGB values 72, 75, 70 and HSL 96°, 3%, 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

#484B46#484B46
HEX#484B46
RGBrgb(72, 75, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2941, 0.2745
RGB percentages28.2%, 29.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(96, 3.4%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK4%, 0%, 6.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,737,862
CSS custom property--colour: #484B46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B7B4B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4A46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#484B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3Dim grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49464B
Analogous#4B4B46, #464B47
Triadic#46484B, #4B4648
Split complementary#47464B, #4B464B
Tetradic#464B4B, #49464B, #4B4746

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB1AC
Lighter +30%#949991
Lighter +20%#7B8077
Lighter +10%#61655F
Darker −10%#2F312D
Darker −20%#151615
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#445D34
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R72
G75
B70
Red72 (28.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue96°
Saturation (HSL)3.45%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4B · B 46

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