Colour

#4A4B48

#4A4B48
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4B48 is a grey with RGB values 74, 75, 72 and HSL 80°, 2%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4A4B48

RGBrgb(74, 75, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.2941, 0.2824

RGB percentages29%, 29.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(80, 2%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80, 4%, 29.4%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 4%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,868,936

CSS custom property--colour: #4A4B48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B5B4B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4B48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4B48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Gray · ΔE 22 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49484B

Analogous#4B4A48, #494B48

Triadic#484A4B, #4B484A

Split complementary#48494B, #4A484B

Tetradic#484B4A, #49484B, #4B4849

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B1AE

Lighter +30%#979894

Lighter +20%#7D7F7A

Lighter +10%#646561

Darker −10%#30312F

Darker −20%#171716

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#505D36

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R74

G75

B72

Red74 (29%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue80°

Saturation (HSL)2.04%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G 4B · B 48

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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