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Colour

#49424A

  • #49424A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49424A is a grey with RGB values 73, 66, 74 and HSL 292°, 6%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#49424A#49424A
HEX#49424A
RGBrgb(73, 66, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2588, 0.2902
RGB percentages28.6%, 25.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(292.5, 5.7%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 10.8%, 29%)
CMYK1.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,801,098
CSS custom property--colour: #49424A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B6BDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41444Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#43444Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#494345no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Dim grey · ΔE 16.6Gray · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Black · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#434A42
Analogous#45424A, #4A4247
Triadic#4A4942, #424A49
Split complementary#474A42, #424A45
Tetradic#4A4542, #434A42, #42474A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0A7B1
Lighter +30%#978C99
Lighter +20%#7E7280
Lighter +10%#645A65
Darker −10%#2E2A2F
Darker −20%#141214
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#56315C
Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R73
G66
B74
Red73 (28.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue292.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.71%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 49 · G 42 · B 4A

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