Colour

#4E4647

#4E4647
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4647 is a grey with RGB values 78, 70, 71 and HSL 353°, 5%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E4647

RGBrgb(78, 70, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.2784

RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(352.5, 5.4%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 10.3%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,129,799

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4647;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1

Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B1B9B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474747no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#494847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#504546no 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 text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6 Black · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#464E4D

Analogous#4E464B, #4E4946

Triadic#474E46, #46474E

Split complementary#464E49, #464B4E

Tetradic#4B4E46, #464E4D, #49464E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4ACAD

Lighter +30%#9C9192

Lighter +20%#847678

Lighter +10%#695E5F

Darker −10%#332E2F

Darker −20%#181616

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#613439

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R78

G70

B71

Red78 (30.6%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue352.5°

Saturation (HSL)5.41%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B 47

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Colour values

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