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Recognised as Colour

#4B4A46

  • #4B4A46
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B4A46 is a grey with RGB values 75, 74, 70 and HSL 48°, 3%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4B4A46#4B4A46
HEX#4B4A46
RGBrgb(75, 74, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.2902, 0.2745
RGB percentages29.4%, 29%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(48, 3.4%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 6.7%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,934,214
CSS custom property--colour: #4B4A46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B4B5B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4A46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4949no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.9Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46474B
Analogous#4B4846, #4A4B46
Triadic#464B4A, #4A464B
Split complementary#464A4B, #48464B
Tetradic#464B48, #46474B, #4B464A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1B0AC
Lighter +30%#999791
Lighter +20%#807E77
Lighter +10%#65645F
Darker −10%#31302D
Darker −20%#161615
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D5534
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R75
G74
B70
Red75 (29.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)3.45%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 4A · B 46

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