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Colour

#4C5950

  • #4C5950
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4C5950 is a grey with RGB values 76, 89, 80 and HSL 138°, 8%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4C5950#4C5950
HEX#4C5950
RGBrgb(76, 89, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.349, 0.3137
RGB percentages29.8%, 34.9%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(138.5, 7.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.5, 14.6%, 34.9%)
CMYK14.6%, 0%, 10.1%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,003,600
CSS custom property--colour: #4C5950;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#B3A6AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#595750no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#575550no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4A5956no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.1Dim grey · ΔE 11.2Gray · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594C55
Analogous#4E594C, #4C5956
Triadic#504C59, #59504C
Split complementary#564C59, #594C4E
Tetradic#4C4E59, #594C55, #59564C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BEB6
Lighter +30%#97A79C
Lighter +20%#7C8F82
Lighter +10%#637569
Darker −10%#353D37
Darker −20%#1D221F
Darker −30%#060606
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#376E48
Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R76
G89
B80
Red76 (29.8%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue138.46°
Saturation (HSL)7.88%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4C · G 59 · B 50

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