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Recognised as Colour

#4A4E51

  • #4A4E51
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A4E51 is a grey with RGB values 74, 78, 81 and HSL 206°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A4E51#4A4E51
HEX#4A4E51
RGBrgb(74, 78, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3059, 0.3176
RGB percentages29%, 30.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(205.7, 4.5%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 8.6%, 31.8%)
CMYK8.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,869,713
CSS custom property--colour: #4A4E51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B5B1AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4E51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#484F4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Gray · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Teal · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#514D4A
Analogous#4A5151, #4A4B51
Triadic#514A4E, #4E514A
Split complementary#514A4B, #51514A
Tetradic#514A51, #514D4A, #4B514A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0B4B7
Lighter +30%#959B9F
Lighter +20%#7B8186
Lighter +10%#62686C
Darker −10%#323436
Darker −20%#191B1C
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#375164
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R74
G78
B81
Red74 (29%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)4.52%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 4E · B 51

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