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Colour

#4C4F59

  • #4C4F59
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4F59 is a grey with RGB values 76, 79, 89 and HSL 226°, 8%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4F59#4C4F59
HEX#4C4F59
RGBrgb(76, 79, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3098, 0.349
RGB percentages29.8%, 31%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(226.2, 7.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 14.6%, 34.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,001,049
CSS custom property--colour: #4C4F59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B3B0A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5059no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4F59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#495152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59564C
Analogous#4C5559, #504C59
Triadic#594C4F, #4F594C
Split complementary#594F4C, #55594C
Tetradic#594C55, #59564C, #4C594F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B6BE
Lighter +30%#979BA7
Lighter +20%#7C808F
Lighter +10%#636775
Darker −10%#35373D
Darker −20%#1D1E22
Darker −30%#060606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#37446E
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R76
G79
B89
Red76 (29.8%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)7.88%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 4F · B 59

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