Colour

#4B4D51

#4B4D51
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B4D51 is a grey with RGB values 75, 77, 81 and HSL 220°, 4%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B4D51

RGBrgb(75, 77, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.302, 0.3176

RGB percentages29.4%, 30.2%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(220, 3.8%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 7.4%, 31.8%)

CMYK7.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,934,993

CSS custom property--colour: #4B4D51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B4B2AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C4D51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4E4Eno 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 text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Black · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#514F4B

Analogous#4B5051, #4C4B51

Triadic#514B4D, #4D514B

Split complementary#514C4B, #50514B

Tetradic#514B50, #514F4B, #4B514C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B1B3B7

Lighter +30%#97999E

Lighter +20%#7C7F86

Lighter +10%#64666B

Darker −10%#323437

Darker −20%#1A1B1C

Darker −30%#010102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#384765

Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R75

G77

B81

Red75 (29.4%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)3.85%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 4D · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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