Recognised as Colour

#49545A

#49545A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49545A is a blue with RGB values 73, 84, 90 and HSL 201°, 10%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#49545A

RGBrgb(73, 84, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3294, 0.3529

RGB percentages28.6%, 32.9%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(201.2, 10.4%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 18.9%, 35.3%)

CMYK18.9%, 6.7%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,805,722

CSS custom property--colour: #49545A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B6ABA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51535Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F515Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#445656no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Dim grey · ΔE 11 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Teal · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A4F49

Analogous#495A58, #494B5A

Triadic#5A4954, #545A49

Split complementary#5A494B, #5A5849

Tetradic#58495A, #5A4F49, #4C5A49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0BABF

Lighter +30%#94A1A8

Lighter +20%#788891

Lighter +10%#606E76

Darker −10%#323A3E

Darker −20%#1B1F22

Darker −30%#040506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#355A6E

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R73

G84

B90

Red73 (28.6%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)10.43%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 49 · G 54 · B 5A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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