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Recognised as Colour

#4E505A

  • #4E505A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E505A is a grey with RGB values 78, 80, 90 and HSL 230°, 7%, 33%. 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

#4E505A#4E505A
HEX#4E505A
RGBrgb(78, 80, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3137, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.6%, 31.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(230, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK13.3%, 11.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,378
CSS custom property--colour: #4E505A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#B1AFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D515Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D505Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A584E
Analogous#4E565A, #524E5A
Triadic#5A4E50, #505A4E
Split complementary#5A524E, #565A4E
Tetradic#5A4E56, #5A584E, #4E5A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B7BF
Lighter +30%#9A9CA7
Lighter +20%#7E8190
Lighter +10%#666875
Darker −10%#36383F
Darker −20%#1F1F23
Darker −30%#070708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#39426F
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78
G80
B90
Red78 (30.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 50 · B 5A

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