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Colour

#4B4649

  • #4B4649
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B4649 is a grey with RGB values 75, 70, 73 and HSL 324°, 3%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4B4649#4B4649
HEX#4B4649
RGBrgb(75, 70, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2745, 0.2863
RGB percentages29.4%, 27.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(324, 3.4%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 2.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,933,193
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4649;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B4B9B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464749no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#474849no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4647no 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 text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 28Black · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#464B48
Analogous#4B464B, #4B4646
Triadic#494B46, #46494B
Split complementary#464B46, #464B4B
Tetradic#4B4B46, #464B48, #46474B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1ACAF
Lighter +30%#999196
Lighter +20%#80777C
Lighter +10%#655F63
Darker −10%#312D2F
Darker −20%#161516
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D344D
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R75
G70
B73
Red75 (29.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue324°
Saturation (HSL)3.45%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 46 · B 49

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