Colour

#4C4A55

#4C4A55
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4A55 is a grey with RGB values 76, 74, 85 and HSL 251°, 7%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4A55#4C4A55

HEX#4C4A55

RGBrgb(76, 74, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2902, 0.3333

RGB percentages29.8%, 29%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(250.9, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK10.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,999,765

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.68:1

Contrast with white8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#B3B5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484B56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#484B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A4C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 22.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Black · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53554A

Analogous#4A4E55, #524A55

Triadic#554C4A, #4A554C

Split complementary#55524A, #4E554A

Tetradic#554A4E, #53554A, #4A5552

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2B0BB

Lighter +30%#9895A3

Lighter +20%#7D7A8B

Lighter +10%#646270

Darker −10%#34323A

Darker −20%#1B1B1E

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3F3669

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R76

G74

B85

Red76 (29.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)6.92%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4C · G 4A · B 55

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