Colour

#484B49

#484B49
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484B49 is a grey with RGB values 72, 75, 73 and HSL 140°, 2%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484B49#484B49

HEX#484B49

RGBrgb(72, 75, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.2941, 0.2863

RGB percentages28.2%, 29.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(140, 2%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140, 4%, 29.4%)

CMYK4%, 0%, 2.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,737,865

CSS custom property--colour: #484B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#B7B4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4A49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#484B4Ano 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 text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11 Dim grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Black · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B484A

Analogous#494B48, #484B4A

Triadic#49484B, #4B4948

Split complementary#4A484B, #4B4849

Tetradic#48494B, #4B484A, #4B4A48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AEB1AF

Lighter +30%#949895

Lighter +20%#7A7F7C

Lighter +10%#616562

Darker −10%#2F3130

Darker −20%#161716

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#365D43

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R72

G75

B73

Red72 (28.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue140°

Saturation (HSL)2.04%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G 4B · B 49

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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