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Recognised as Colour

#4E5041

  • #4E5041
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5041 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 80, 65 and HSL 68°, 10%, 28%. 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

#4E5041#4E5041
HEX#4E5041
RGBrgb(78, 80, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3137, 0.2549
RGB percentages30.6%, 31.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(68, 10.3%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68, 18.8%, 31.4%)
CMYK2.5%, 0%, 18.8%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,353
CSS custom property--colour: #4E5041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B1AFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#524E40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#524F42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#504E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Gray · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#434150
Analogous#504A41, #475041
Triadic#414E50, #50414E
Split complementary#414750, #4B4150
Tetradic#41504A, #434150, #504146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B7A6
Lighter +30%#9DA08A
Lighter +20%#85886F
Lighter +10%#696C58
Darker −10%#33342A
Darker −20%#171813
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B622F
Less saturated −25%#494949

Channel breakdown

R78
G80
B65
Red78 (30.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue68°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4E · G 50 · B 41

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