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Recognised as Colour

#4C484C

  • #4C484C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C484C is a grey with RGB values 76, 72, 76 and HSL 300°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C484C#4C484C
HEX#4C484C
RGBrgb(76, 72, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2824, 0.298
RGB percentages29.8%, 28.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(300, 2.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 5.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,999,244
CSS custom property--colour: #4C484C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B3B7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48494Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#49494Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C4849no 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 text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484C48
Analogous#4A484C, #4C484A
Triadic#4C4C48, #484C4C
Split complementary#4A4C48, #484C4A
Tetradic#4C4A48, #484C48, #484A4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2AEB2
Lighter +30%#999499
Lighter +20%#807A80
Lighter +10%#666166
Darker −10%#322F32
Darker −20%#181618
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E355E
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R76
G72
B76
Red76 (29.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 48 · B 4C

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