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Colour

#4A4944

  • #4A4944
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4944 is a grey with RGB values 74, 73, 68 and HSL 50°, 4%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A4944#4A4944
HEX#4A4944
RGBrgb(74, 73, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2863, 0.2667
RGB percentages29%, 28.6%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(50, 4.2%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 8.1%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 8.1%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,868,420
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4944;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B5B6BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4944no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4848no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Black · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44454A
Analogous#4A4644, #484A44
Triadic#444A49, #49444A
Split complementary#44484A, #46444A
Tetradic#444A46, #44454A, #4A4448

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0AFAA
Lighter +30%#98978F
Lighter +20%#7F7D75
Lighter +10%#65635C
Darker −10%#2F2F2C
Darker −20%#151513
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C5532
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R74
G73
B68
Red74 (29%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)4.23%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 49 · B 44

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