Colour

#484C47

#484C47
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484C47 is a grey with RGB values 72, 76, 71 and HSL 108°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#484C47#484C47

HEX#484C47

RGBrgb(72, 76, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.298, 0.2784

RGB percentages28.2%, 29.8%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(108, 3.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108, 6.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK5.3%, 0%, 6.6%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,738,119

CSS custom property--colour: #484C47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1

Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B7B3B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4B47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4B47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#484C4Bno 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 text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Black · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B474C

Analogous#4B4C47, #474C49

Triadic#47484C, #4C4748

Split complementary#49474C, #4C474B

Tetradic#474B4C, #4B474C, #4C4947

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEB2AD

Lighter +30%#949A92

Lighter +20%#7A8178

Lighter +10%#616660

Darker −10%#2F322E

Darker −20%#161716

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3D5E35

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R72

G76

B71

Red72 (28.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue108°

Saturation (HSL)3.4%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G 4C · B 47

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