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Recognised as Colour

#4E5039

  • #4E5039
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5039 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 80, 57 and HSL 65°, 17%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E5039#4E5039
HEX#4E5039
RGBrgb(78, 80, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3137, 0.2235
RGB percentages30.6%, 31.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(65.2, 16.8%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.2, 28.7%, 31.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 28.8%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,345
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5039;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07652WCAG 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 8.3:1
Contrast with white8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B1AFC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544E38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#544F3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#514D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.7Gray · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 31.1Light slate grey · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B3950
Analogous#504639, #435039
Triadic#394E50, #50394E
Split complementary#394350, #463950
Tetradic#395046, #3B3950, #503943

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B99C
Lighter +30%#A0A37F
Lighter +20%#888C63
Lighter +10%#6B6E4E
Darker −10%#313224
Darker −20%#14140F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C6128
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R78
G80
B57
Red78 (30.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue65.22°
Saturation (HSL)16.79%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 50 · B 39

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