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Recognised as Colour

#49554F

  • #49554F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#49554F is a grey with RGB values 73, 85, 79 and HSL 150°, 8%, 31%. 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

#49554F#49554F
HEX#49554F
RGBrgb(73, 85, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.3333, 0.3098
RGB percentages28.6%, 33.3%, 31%
HSLhsl(150, 7.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 14.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,805,967
CSS custom property--colour: #49554F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B6AAB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55534Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#52524Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#475553no 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 text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.8Dim grey · ΔE 11.4Gray · ΔE 19.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25Teal · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55494F
Analogous#495549, #495555
Triadic#4F4955, #554F49
Split complementary#554955, #554949
Tetradic#494955, #55494F, #555549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFBBB5
Lighter +30%#94A39C
Lighter +20%#798B82
Lighter +10%#617069
Darker −10%#313A36
Darker −20%#1A1E1C
Darker −30%#020303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35694F
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R73
G85
B79
Red73 (28.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)7.59%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G 55 · B 4F

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