Colour

#4A554B

#4A554B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A554B is a grey with RGB values 74, 85, 75 and HSL 125°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A554B#4A554B

HEX#4A554B

RGBrgb(74, 85, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3333, 0.2941

RGB percentages29%, 33.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(125.5, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(125.5, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK12.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,871,499

CSS custom property--colour: #4A554B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B5AAB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55534Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#53524Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#495452no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Teal · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#554A54

Analogous#4F554A, #4A5551

Triadic#4B4A55, #554B4A

Split complementary#514A55, #554A4E

Tetradic#4A4E55, #554A54, #55514A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0BBB1

Lighter +30%#95A396

Lighter +20%#7A8B7B

Lighter +10%#627063

Darker −10%#323A33

Darker −20%#1B1E1B

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36693B

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R74

G85

B75

Red74 (29%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue125.45°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G 55 · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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