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Colour

#4A4A4A

  • #4A4A4A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4A4A is a grey with RGB values 74, 74, 74 and HSL 0°, 0%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A4A4A#4A4A4A
HEX#4A4A4A
RGBrgb(74, 74, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2902, 0.2902
RGB percentages29%, 29%, 29%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,868,682
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4A4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B5B5B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4A4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4A4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#4A4A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.3Dim grey · ΔE 13Gray · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4A4A
Analogous#4A4A4A, #4A4A4A
Triadic#4A4A4A, #4A4A4A
Split complementary#4A4A4A, #4A4A4A
Tetradic#4A4A4A, #4A4A4A, #4A4A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0B0B0
Lighter +30%#979797
Lighter +20%#7D7D7D
Lighter +10%#646464
Darker −10%#313131
Darker −20%#171717
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D3838
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R74
G74
B74
Red74 (29%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 4A · G 4A · B 4A

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