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Recognised as Colour

#48524E

  • #48524E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48524E is a grey with RGB values 72, 82, 78 and HSL 156°, 6%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48524E#48524E
HEX#48524E
RGBrgb(72, 82, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3216, 0.3059
RGB percentages28.2%, 32.2%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(156, 6.5%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 12.2%, 32.2%)
CMYK12.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,739,662
CSS custom property--colour: #48524E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B7ADB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4F4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#465251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.7Dim grey · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Teal · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52484C
Analogous#485249, #485152
Triadic#4E4852, #524E48
Split complementary#524851, #524948
Tetradic#494852, #52484C, #515248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB8B4
Lighter +30%#93A09B
Lighter +20%#788882
Lighter +10%#606D68
Darker −10%#303734
Darker −20%#181C1A
Darker −30%#000101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#356552
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R72
G82
B78
Red72 (28.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)6.49%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G 52 · B 4E

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