Colour

#4A554D

#4A554D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A554D is a grey with RGB values 74, 85, 77 and HSL 136°, 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

#4A554D#4A554D

HEX#4A554D

RGBrgb(74, 85, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3333, 0.302

RGB percentages29%, 33.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(136.4, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(136.4, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK12.9%, 0%, 9.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,871,501

CSS custom property--colour: #4A554D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B5AAB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55534Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

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

Tritanopia#495553no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Teal · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#554A52

Analogous#4D554A, #4A5552

Triadic#4D4A55, #554D4A

Split complementary#524A55, #554A4D

Tetradic#4A4D55, #554A52, #55524A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0BBB3

Lighter +30%#95A399

Lighter +20%#7A8B7F

Lighter +10%#627066

Darker −10%#323A34

Darker −20%#1B1E1C

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#366944

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R74

G85

B77

Red74 (29%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue136.36°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4A · G 55 · B 4D

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Colour values

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