Colour

#4E4E49

#4E4E49
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4E49 is a grey with RGB values 78, 78, 73 and HSL 60°, 3%, 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

#4E4E49#4E4E49

HEX#4E4E49

RGBrgb(78, 78, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3059, 0.2863

RGB percentages30.6%, 30.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(60, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 6.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,131,849

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B1B1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4E49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4D4Dno 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Gray · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49494E

Analogous#4E4C49, #4C4E49

Triadic#494E4E, #4E494E

Split complementary#494C4E, #4C494E

Tetradic#494E4C, #49494E, #4E494C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B4AF

Lighter +30%#9B9B95

Lighter +20%#83837A

Lighter +10%#686862

Darker −10%#343430

Darker −20%#191918

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#616136

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R78

G78

B73

Red78 (30.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)3.31%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 4E · G 4E · B 49

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