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Colour

#4C4947

  • #4C4947
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4947 is a grey with RGB values 76, 73, 71 and HSL 24°, 3%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4947#4C4947
HEX#4C4947
RGBrgb(76, 73, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2863, 0.2784
RGB percentages29.8%, 28.6%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(24, 3.4%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24, 6.6%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 6.6%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,999,495
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4947;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06757WCAG 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 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#B3B6B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4947no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4A47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4848no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#474A4C
Analogous#4C4748, #4C4B47
Triadic#474C49, #49474C
Split complementary#474C4C, #47484C
Tetradic#484C47, #474A4C, #4C474C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2AFAD
Lighter +30%#9A9592
Lighter +20%#817C78
Lighter +10%#666260
Darker −10%#32302E
Darker −20%#171616
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E4535
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R76
G73
B71
Red76 (29.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue24°
Saturation (HSL)3.4%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 49 · B 47

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