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Colour

#4E464C

  • #4E464C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E464C is a grey with RGB values 78, 70, 76 and HSL 315°, 5%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E464C#4E464C
HEX#4E464C
RGBrgb(78, 70, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.298
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(315, 5.4%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 10.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 2.6%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,804
CSS custom property--colour: #4E464C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B1B9B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46484Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#48494Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#464E48
Analogous#4C464E, #4E4648
Triadic#4C4E46, #464C4E
Split complementary#484E46, #464E4C
Tetradic#4E4C46, #464E48, #46484E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4ACB2
Lighter +30%#9C9199
Lighter +20%#847680
Lighter +10%#695E66
Darker −10%#332E32
Darker −20%#181618
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#613455
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R78
G70
B76
Red78 (30.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)5.41%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B 4C

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