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Colour

#4E4D4B

  • #4E4D4B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4D4B is a grey with RGB values 78, 77, 75 and HSL 40°, 2%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4D4B#4E4D4B
HEX#4E4D4B
RGBrgb(78, 77, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.302, 0.2941
RGB percentages30.6%, 30.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(40, 2%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 3.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 3.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,131,595
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4D4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B1B2B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4D4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#4F4D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Black · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B4C4E
Analogous#4E4C4B, #4E4E4B
Triadic#4B4E4D, #4D4B4E
Split complementary#4B4E4E, #4C4B4E
Tetradic#4B4E4C, #4B4C4E, #4E4B4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B3B1
Lighter +30%#9B9A97
Lighter +20%#82807D
Lighter +10%#686764
Darker −10%#343332
Darker −20%#1A1A19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#615338
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R78
G77
B75
Red78 (30.6%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)1.96%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4D · B 4B

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