Colour

#4E5057

#4E5057
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5057 is a grey with RGB values 78, 80, 87 and HSL 227°, 5%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E5057#4E5057

HEX#4E5057

RGBrgb(78, 80, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3137, 0.3412

RGB percentages30.6%, 31.4%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(226.7, 5.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 10.3%, 34.1%)

CMYK10.3%, 8%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,375

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5057;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#B1AFA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5157no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E5057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#4C5152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 20 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Teal · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57554E

Analogous#4E5457, #514E57

Triadic#574E50, #50574E

Split complementary#57514E, #54574E

Tetradic#574E54, #57554E, #4E5751

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5B6BC

Lighter +30%#9A9CA4

Lighter +20%#7F828C

Lighter +10%#666972

Darker −10%#36373C

Darker −20%#1E1F21

Darker −30%#060606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#39456C

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R78

G80

B87

Red78 (30.6%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 50 · B 57

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