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Recognised as Colour

#4A5353

  • #4A5353
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A5353 is a grey with RGB values 74, 83, 83 and HSL 180°, 6%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A5353#4A5353
HEX#4A5353
RGBrgb(74, 83, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3255, 0.3255
RGB percentages29%, 32.5%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(180, 5.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 10.8%, 32.5%)
CMYK10.8%, 0%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,870,995
CSS custom property--colour: #4A5353;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#B5ACAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#505153no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#475453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dim grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Teal · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#534A4A
Analogous#4A534F, #4A4F53
Triadic#534A53, #53534A
Split complementary#534A4F, #534F4A
Tetradic#4F4A53, #534A4A, #4F534A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0B9B9
Lighter +30%#95A1A1
Lighter +20%#7A8989
Lighter +10%#626E6E
Darker −10%#323838
Darker −20%#1A1D1D
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#366767
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R74
G83
B83
Red74 (29%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5.73%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 53 · B 53

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