Colour

#4C474C

#4C474C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C474C is a grey with RGB values 76, 71, 76 and HSL 300°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C474C#4C474C

HEX#4C474C

RGBrgb(76, 71, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2784, 0.298

RGB percentages29.8%, 27.8%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(300, 3.4%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 6.6%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 6.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,998,988

CSS custom property--colour: #4C474C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B3B8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47484Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#48494Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#4C4749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Black · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#474C47

Analogous#4A474C, #4C474A

Triadic#4C4C47, #474C4C

Split complementary#4A4C47, #474C4A

Tetradic#4C4A47, #474C47, #474A4C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2ADB2

Lighter +30%#9A929A

Lighter +20%#817881

Lighter +10%#666066

Darker −10%#322E32

Darker −20%#171617

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E355E

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R76

G71

B76

Red76 (29.8%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)3.4%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 47 · B 4C

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Colour values

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