Colour

#4B5855

#4B5855
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B5855 is a grey with RGB values 75, 88, 85 and HSL 166°, 8%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B5855

RGBrgb(75, 88, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.3451, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.4%, 34.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(166.2, 8%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.2, 14.8%, 34.5%)

CMYK14.8%, 0%, 3.4%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,937,813

CSS custom property--colour: #4B5855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#B4A7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#545455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#485857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Dim grey · ΔE 10 Gray · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Teal · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#584B4E

Analogous#4B584E, #4B5458

Triadic#554B58, #58554B

Split complementary#584B54, #584E4B

Tetradic#4F4B58, #584B4E, #54584B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2BDBB

Lighter +30%#96A6A2

Lighter +20%#7B8E8A

Lighter +10%#627470

Darker −10%#343C3A

Darker −20%#1C2120

Darker −30%#050505

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#376C60

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R75

G88

B85

Red75 (29.4%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue166.15°

Saturation (HSL)7.98%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4B · G 58 · B 55

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Colour values

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