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Recognised as Colour

#4E4850

  • #4E4850
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4850 is a grey with RGB values 78, 72, 80 and HSL 285°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4850#4E4850
HEX#4E4850
RGBrgb(78, 72, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2824, 0.3137
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(285, 5.3%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 10%, 31.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 10%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,320
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B1B7AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474A50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#484A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4E494Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Black · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A5048
Analogous#4A4850, #50484E
Triadic#504E48, #48504E
Split complementary#4E5048, #48504A
Tetradic#504A48, #4A5048, #484E50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4AEB6
Lighter +30%#9B939E
Lighter +20%#827886
Lighter +10%#68606B
Darker −10%#343035
Darker −20%#1A181A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#583563
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R78
G72
B80
Red78 (30.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)5.26%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 48 · B 50

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