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Colour

#4E4C45

  • #4E4C45
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4C45 is a grey with RGB values 78, 76, 69 and HSL 47°, 6%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4C45#4E4C45
HEX#4E4C45
RGBrgb(78, 76, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.298, 0.2706
RGB percentages30.6%, 29.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 6.1%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 11.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 11.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,333
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4C45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B1B3BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4C45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4C45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#504B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Black · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45474E
Analogous#4E4745, #4B4E45
Triadic#454E4C, #4C454E
Split complementary#454B4E, #47454E
Tetradic#454E47, #45474E, #4E454C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B2AB
Lighter +30%#9C9A90
Lighter +20%#848175
Lighter +10%#69665D
Darker −10%#33322D
Darker −20%#181715
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#605633
Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R78
G76
B69
Red78 (30.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)6.12%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4C · B 45

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