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Recognised as Colour

#4C4442

  • #4C4442
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4442 is a grey with RGB values 76, 68, 66 and HSL 12°, 7%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4442#4C4442
HEX#4C4442
RGBrgb(76, 68, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2667, 0.2588
RGB percentages29.8%, 26.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(12, 7%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 13.2%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 13.2%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,998,210
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4442;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B3BBBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#474642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4343no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424A4C
Analogous#4C4245, #4C4942
Triadic#424C44, #44424C
Split complementary#424C49, #42454C
Tetradic#454C42, #424A4C, #49424C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3AAA7
Lighter +30%#9B8F8C
Lighter +20%#837571
Lighter +10%#675C5A
Darker −10%#312C2A
Darker −20%#151313
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E3930
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R76
G68
B66
Red76 (29.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)7.04%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 44 · B 42

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