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Recognised as Colour

#4D424D

  • #4D424D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D424D is a grey with RGB values 77, 66, 77 and HSL 300°, 8%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D424D#4D424D
HEX#4D424D
RGBrgb(77, 66, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.2588, 0.302
RGB percentages30.2%, 25.9%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(300, 7.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 14.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.3%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,063,245
CSS custom property--colour: #4D424D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B2BDB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#41454Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#44464Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Black · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424D42
Analogous#48424D, #4D4248
Triadic#4D4D42, #424D4D
Split complementary#484D42, #424D48
Tetradic#4D4842, #424D42, #42484D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4A7B4
Lighter +30%#9C8C9C
Lighter +20%#847184
Lighter +10%#685A68
Darker −10%#322A32
Darker −20%#161316
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F305F
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R77
G66
B77
Red77 (30.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 4D · G 42 · B 4D

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