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Colour

#4E4F4F

  • #4E4F4F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4F4F is a grey with RGB values 78, 79, 79 and HSL 180°, 1%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4F4F#4E4F4F
HEX#4E4F4F
RGBrgb(78, 79, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3098, 0.3098
RGB percentages30.6%, 31%, 31%
HSLhsl(180, 0.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 1.3%, 31%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,111
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4F4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#B1B0B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4F4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4F4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1Gray · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 25Teal · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4E4E
Analogous#4E4F4F, #4E4F4F
Triadic#4F4E4F, #4F4F4E
Split complementary#4F4E4F, #4F4F4E
Tetradic#4F4E4F, #4F4E4E, #4F4F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4B5B5
Lighter +30%#9A9C9C
Lighter +20%#818282
Lighter +10%#676969
Darker −10%#353535
Darker −20%#1B1C1C
Darker −30%#020202
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3A6363
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R78
G79
B79
Red78 (30.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)0.64%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 4F · B 4F

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