Colour

#4B595B

#4B595B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4B595B is a cyan with RGB values 75, 89, 91 and HSL 188°, 10%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4B595B

RGBrgb(75, 89, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.349, 0.3569

RGB percentages29.4%, 34.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(187.5, 9.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 17.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK17.6%, 2.2%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,938,075

CSS custom property--colour: #4B595B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B4A6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57585Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#54555Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#465A5Ano 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 text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Dim grey · ΔE 9.6 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 21 Teal · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B4D4B

Analogous#4B5B55, #4B515B

Triadic#5B4B59, #595B4B

Split complementary#5B4B51, #5B554B

Tetradic#554B5B, #5B4D4B, #515B4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2BEC0

Lighter +30%#96A6A9

Lighter +20%#7A8F92

Lighter +10%#627477

Darker −10%#343E3F

Darker −20%#1D2223

Darker −30%#060707

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#366970

Less saturated −25%#535353

Channel breakdown

R75

G89

B91

Red75 (29.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue187.5°

Saturation (HSL)9.64%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4B · G 59 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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