Colour

#4E4747

#4E4747
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4747 is a grey with RGB values 78, 71, 71 and HSL 0°, 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

#4E4747#4E4747

HEX#4E4747

RGBrgb(78, 71, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2784, 0.2784

RGB percentages30.6%, 27.8%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(0, 4.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 9%, 30.6%)

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

24-bit integer5,130,055

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4747;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06581WCAG 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 9.07:1

Contrast with white9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B1B8B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#504647no 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 text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 23 Slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Black · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#474E4E

Analogous#4E474B, #4E4B47

Triadic#474E47, #47474E

Split complementary#474E4B, #474B4E

Tetradic#4B4E47, #474E4E, #4B474E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4ADAD

Lighter +30%#9C9292

Lighter +20%#837878

Lighter +10%#695F5F

Darker −10%#332F2F

Darker −20%#191616

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#613434

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R78

G71

B71

Red78 (30.6%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)4.7%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 47 · B 47

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Colour values

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