Colour

#4E5052

#4E5052
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5052 is a grey with RGB values 78, 80, 82 and HSL 210°, 3%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E5052

RGBrgb(78, 80, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3137, 0.3216

RGB percentages30.6%, 31.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(210, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK4.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,370

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5052;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B1AFAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F5052no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4D5051no 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 text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Gray · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Teal · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52504E

Analogous#4E5252, #4E4E52

Triadic#524E50, #50524E

Split complementary#524E4E, #52524E

Tetradic#524E52, #52504E, #4E524E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B6B8

Lighter +30%#9A9D9F

Lighter +20%#808386

Lighter +10%#676A6C

Darker −10%#353638

Darker −20%#1C1D1E

Darker −30%#030304

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3A5066

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R78

G80

B82

Red78 (30.6%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)2.5%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 50 · B 52

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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