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Recognised as Colour

#4B464E

  • #4B464E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B464E is a grey with RGB values 75, 70, 78 and HSL 278°, 5%, 29%. 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

#4B464E#4B464E
HEX#4B464E
RGBrgb(75, 70, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2745, 0.3059
RGB percentages29.4%, 27.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(277.5, 5.4%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 10.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK3.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,933,198
CSS custom property--colour: #4B464E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B4B9B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45474Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#46484Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4749no 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 text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494E46
Analogous#47464E, #4E464D
Triadic#4E4B46, #464E4B
Split complementary#4D4E46, #464E47
Tetradic#4E4746, #494E46, #464D4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1ACB4
Lighter +30%#98919C
Lighter +20%#7F7684
Lighter +10%#655E69
Darker −10%#312E33
Darker −20%#171618
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#503461
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R75
G70
B78
Red75 (29.4%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.41%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4B · G 46 · B 4E

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