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Colour

#4A5552

  • #4A5552
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4A5552 is a grey with RGB values 74, 85, 82 and HSL 164°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4A5552#4A5552
HEX#4A5552
RGBrgb(74, 85, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.3333, 0.3216
RGB percentages29%, 33.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(163.6, 6.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.6, 12.9%, 33.3%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,871,506
CSS custom property--colour: #4A5552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B5AAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545452no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#525252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#485554no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.7Dim grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 21Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Teal · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#554A4D
Analogous#4A554D, #4A5255
Triadic#524A55, #55524A
Split complementary#554A52, #554D4A
Tetradic#4D4A55, #554A4D, #52554A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0BBB8
Lighter +30%#95A39F
Lighter +20%#7A8B86
Lighter +10%#62706C
Darker −10%#323A38
Darker −20%#1B1E1D
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#36695B
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R74
G85
B82
Red74 (29%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue163.64°
Saturation (HSL)6.92%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4A · G 55 · B 52

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