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Recognised as Colour

#4D4242

  • #4D4242
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4242 is a grey with RGB values 77, 66, 66 and HSL 0°, 8%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4242#4D4242
HEX#4D4242
RGBrgb(77, 66, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2588, 0.2588
RGB percentages30.2%, 25.9%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(0, 7.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 14.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 14.3%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,234
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#B2BDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444342no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#464542no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#504142no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424D4D
Analogous#4D4248, #4D4842
Triadic#424D42, #42424D
Split complementary#424D48, #42484D
Tetradic#484D42, #424D4D, #48424D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A7A7
Lighter +30%#9C8C8C
Lighter +20%#847171
Lighter +10%#685A5A
Darker −10%#322A2A
Darker −20%#161313
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F3030
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R77
G66
B66
Red77 (30.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4D · G 42 · B 42

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