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Recognised as Colour

#4E4545

  • #4E4545
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4545 is a grey with RGB values 78, 69, 69 and HSL 0°, 6%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4545#4E4545
HEX#4E4545
RGBrgb(78, 69, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2706, 0.2706
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(0, 6.1%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 11.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 11.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,541
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4545;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B1BABA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#464645no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#484845no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#504445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Black · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#454E4E
Analogous#4E454A, #4E4A45
Triadic#454E45, #45454E
Split complementary#454E4A, #454A4E
Tetradic#4A4E45, #454E4E, #4A454E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4ABAB
Lighter +30%#9C9090
Lighter +20%#847575
Lighter +10%#695D5D
Darker −10%#332D2D
Darker −20%#181515
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#603333
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R78
G69
B69
Red78 (30.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 45 · B 45

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