Recognised as Colour

#4A4739

#4A4739
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4739 is a yellow with RGB values 74, 71, 57 and HSL 49°, 13%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A4739

RGBrgb(74, 71, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2784, 0.2235

RGB percentages29%, 27.8%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(49.4, 13%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 23%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 23%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,867,897

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4739;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.33:1

Contrast with white9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#B5B8C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A4638no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D4543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 30 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.3 Black · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#393C4A

Analogous#4A3F39, #454A39

Triadic#394A47, #47394A

Split complementary#39454A, #3F394A

Tetradic#394A3F, #393C4A, #4A3945

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3AF9C

Lighter +30%#9D977F

Lighter +20%#847E65

Lighter +10%#67634F

Darker −10%#2D2B23

Darker −20%#10100D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A5229

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R74

G71

B57

Red74 (29%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue49.41°

Saturation (HSL)12.98%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 47 · B 39

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