Colour

#4E4D48

#4E4D48
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4D48 is a grey with RGB values 78, 77, 72 and HSL 50°, 4%, 29%. 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

#4E4D48#4E4D48

HEX#4E4D48

RGBrgb(78, 77, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.2824

RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(50, 4%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 7.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 7.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,592

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1

Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#B1B2B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4D48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Black · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48494E

Analogous#4E4A48, #4C4E48

Triadic#484E4D, #4D484E

Split complementary#484C4E, #4A484E

Tetradic#484E4A, #48494E, #4E484C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B3AE

Lighter +30%#9C9A93

Lighter +20%#838179

Lighter +10%#696760

Darker −10%#333330

Darker −20%#191917

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#615935

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R78

G77

B72

Red78 (30.6%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)4%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B 48

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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