Colour

#48534F

#48534F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#48534F is a grey with RGB values 72, 83, 79 and HSL 158°, 7%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#48534F#48534F

HEX#48534F

RGBrgb(72, 83, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.3255, 0.3098

RGB percentages28.2%, 32.5%, 31%

HSLhsl(158.2, 7.1%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(158.2, 13.3%, 32.5%)

CMYK13.3%, 0%, 4.8%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,739,919

CSS custom property--colour: #48534F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B7ACB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52514Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#50504Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#465352no 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 text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Gray · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Teal · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53484C

Analogous#48534A, #485253

Triadic#4F4853, #534F48

Split complementary#534852, #534A48

Tetradic#4A4853, #53484C, #525348

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEB9B5

Lighter +30%#93A19C

Lighter +20%#788983

Lighter +10%#606E69

Darker −10%#303835

Darker −20%#191C1B

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#356654

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R72

G83

B79

Red72 (28.2%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue158.18°

Saturation (HSL)7.1%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 48 · G 53 · B 4F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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