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Recognised as Colour

#4D4D42

  • #4D4D42
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4D4D42 is a grey with RGB values 77, 77, 66 and HSL 60°, 8%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4D4D42#4D4D42
HEX#4D4D42
RGBrgb(77, 77, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.302, 0.2588
RGB percentages30.2%, 30.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(60, 7.7%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 14.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 14.3%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,066,050
CSS custom property--colour: #4D4D42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B2B2BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42424D
Analogous#4D4842, #484D42
Triadic#424D4D, #4D424D
Split complementary#42484D, #48424D
Tetradic#424D48, #42424D, #4D4248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B4A7
Lighter +30%#9C9C8C
Lighter +20%#848471
Lighter +10%#68685A
Darker −10%#32322A
Darker −20%#161613
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F5F30
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R77
G77
B66
Red77 (30.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)7.69%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 4D · G 4D · B 42

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