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Colour

#4B4249

  • #4B4249
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B4249 is a grey with RGB values 75, 66, 73 and HSL 313°, 6%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4B4249#4B4249
HEX#4B4249
RGBrgb(75, 66, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2588, 0.2863
RGB percentages29.4%, 25.9%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(313.3, 6.4%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 12%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 2.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,932,169
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B4BDB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#444549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4244no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Black · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424B44
Analogous#49424B, #4B4245
Triadic#494B42, #42494B
Split complementary#454B42, #424B49
Tetradic#4B4942, #424B44, #42454B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2A7AF
Lighter +30%#9A8C97
Lighter +20%#81727E
Lighter +10%#665A63
Darker −10%#302A2F
Darker −20%#151214
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D3053
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R75
G66
B73
Red75 (29.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)6.38%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 42 · B 49

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