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Colour

#4C4948

  • #4C4948
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4948 is a grey with RGB values 76, 73, 72 and HSL 15°, 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

#4C4948#4C4948
HEX#4C4948
RGBrgb(76, 73, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2863, 0.2824
RGB percentages29.8%, 28.6%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(15, 2.7%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 5.3%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 5.3%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,999,496
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4948;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B3B6B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A4948no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4A48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D4949no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Black · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484B4C
Analogous#4C4849, #4C4B48
Triadic#484C49, #49484C
Split complementary#484C4B, #48494C
Tetradic#494C48, #484B4C, #4B484C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2AFAE
Lighter +30%#999594
Lighter +20%#807B7A
Lighter +10%#666261
Darker −10%#32302F
Darker −20%#181716
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E4035
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R76
G73
B72
Red76 (29.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)2.7%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 49 · B 48

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