Colour

#4D5042

#4D5042
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4D5042 is a green with RGB values 77, 80, 66 and HSL 73°, 10%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4D5042

RGBrgb(77, 80, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3137, 0.2588

RGB percentages30.2%, 31.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(72.9, 9.6%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.9, 17.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK3.7%, 0%, 17.5%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,066,818

CSS custom property--colour: #4D5042;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B2AFBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#524F43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14 Dim grey · ΔE 14.2 Gray · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#454250

Analogous#504C42, #465042

Triadic#424D50, #50424D

Split complementary#424650, #4C4250

Tetradic#42504C, #454250, #504246

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B3B7A7

Lighter +30%#9BA08B

Lighter +20%#838870

Lighter +10%#686C59

Darker −10%#32342B

Darker −20%#171814

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#576230

Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R77

G80

B66

Red77 (30.2%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue72.86°

Saturation (HSL)9.59%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4D · G 50 · B 42

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Colour values

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