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Recognised as Colour

#4E4445

  • #4E4445
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4445 is a grey with RGB values 78, 68, 69 and HSL 354°, 7%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4445#4E4445
HEX#4E4445
RGBrgb(78, 68, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2667, 0.2706
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.7%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(354, 6.8%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354, 12.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 11.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,285
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4445;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B1BBBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454545no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#484745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#504344no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444E4D
Analogous#4E444A, #4E4844
Triadic#454E44, #44454E
Split complementary#444E48, #444A4E
Tetradic#4A4E44, #444E4D, #48444E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AAAB
Lighter +30%#9D8E90
Lighter +20%#847475
Lighter +10%#695C5D
Darker −10%#332C2D
Darker −20%#181415
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#603236
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R78
G68
B69
Red78 (30.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue354°
Saturation (HSL)6.85%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 44 · B 45

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