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Recognised as Colour

#4C5055

  • #4C5055
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4C5055 is a grey with RGB values 76, 80, 85 and HSL 213°, 6%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C5055#4C5055
HEX#4C5055
RGBrgb(76, 80, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.3137, 0.3333
RGB percentages29.8%, 31.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(213.3, 5.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 10.6%, 33.3%)
CMYK10.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,001,301
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B3AFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5055no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4F55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Teal · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55514C
Analogous#4C5555, #4C4C55
Triadic#554C50, #50554C
Split complementary#554D4C, #55554C
Tetradic#554C55, #55514C, #4C554D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B6BB
Lighter +30%#989CA2
Lighter +20%#7D838A
Lighter +10%#646970
Darker −10%#34373A
Darker −20%#1C1D1F
Darker −30%#040404
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#384E69
Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R76
G80
B85
Red76 (29.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)5.59%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 50 · B 55

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