Colour

#49474C

#49474C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49474C is a grey with RGB values 73, 71, 76 and HSL 264°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#49474C#49474C

HEX#49474C

RGBrgb(73, 71, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2784, 0.298

RGB percentages28.6%, 27.8%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(264, 3.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264, 6.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK3.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,802,380

CSS custom property--colour: #49474C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1

Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B6B8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#46484Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#47484Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#494849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Black · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A4C47

Analogous#47484C, #4B474C

Triadic#4C4947, #474C49

Split complementary#4C4B47, #484C47

Tetradic#4C4748, #4A4C47, #474C4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFADB2

Lighter +30%#95929A

Lighter +20%#7C7881

Lighter +10%#626066

Darker −10%#302E32

Darker −20%#161617

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#45355E

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R73

G71

B76

Red73 (28.6%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue264°

Saturation (HSL)3.4%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 47 · B 4C

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Colour values

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