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Recognised as Colour

#484C50

  • #484C50
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#484C50 is a grey with RGB values 72, 76, 80 and HSL 210°, 5%, 30%. 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

#484C50#484C50
HEX#484C50
RGBrgb(72, 76, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.298, 0.3137
RGB percentages28.2%, 29.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(210, 5.3%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 10%, 31.4%)
CMYK10%, 5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,738,128
CSS custom property--colour: #484C50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B7B3AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4C50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4B50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#464D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.1Dim grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Black · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#504C48
Analogous#485050, #484850
Triadic#50484C, #4C5048
Split complementary#504848, #505048
Tetradic#504850, #504C48, #485048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB2B6
Lighter +30%#93999E
Lighter +20%#787F86
Lighter +10%#60666B
Darker −10%#303335
Darker −20%#18191A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#354C63
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R72
G76
B80
Red72 (28.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 4C · B 50

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