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Recognised as Colour

#4E4D40

  • #4E4D40
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4D40 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 77, 64 and HSL 56°, 10%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4D40#4E4D40
HEX#4E4D40
RGBrgb(78, 77, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.251
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(55.7, 9.9%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.7, 17.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 17.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,584
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B1B2BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#504C3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#504D40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#504B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40414E
Analogous#4E4640, #484E40
Triadic#404E4D, #4D404E
Split complementary#40484E, #46404E
Tetradic#404E46, #40414E, #4E4048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B4A5
Lighter +30%#9E9D89
Lighter +20%#86846E
Lighter +10%#6A6957
Darker −10%#323129
Darker −20%#161612
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#605C2E
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R78
G77
B64
Red78 (30.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue55.71°
Saturation (HSL)9.86%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B 40

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