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Colour

#4B484A

  • #4B484A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B484A is a grey with RGB values 75, 72, 74 and HSL 320°, 2%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4B484A#4B484A
HEX#4B484A
RGBrgb(75, 72, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2824, 0.2902
RGB percentages29.4%, 28.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(320, 2%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 4%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 1.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,933,706
CSS custom property--colour: #4B484A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B4B7B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48494Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#49494Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4B4849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.7Gray · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484B49
Analogous#4A484B, #4B4849
Triadic#4A4B48, #484A4B
Split complementary#494B48, #484B4A
Tetradic#4B4A48, #484B49, #48494B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1AEB0
Lighter +30%#989497
Lighter +20%#7F7A7D
Lighter +10%#656164
Darker −10%#312F30
Darker −20%#171617
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D3650
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R75
G72
B74
Red75 (29.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)2.04%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 48 · B 4A

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