Colour

#4E524D

#4E524D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E524D is a grey with RGB values 78, 82, 77 and HSL 108°, 3%, 31%. 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

#4E524D#4E524D

HEX#4E524D

RGBrgb(78, 82, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3216, 0.302

RGB percentages30.6%, 32.2%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(108, 3.1%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(108, 6.1%, 32.2%)

CMYK4.9%, 0%, 6.1%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,877

CSS custom property--colour: #4E524D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#B1ADB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52514Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#52514Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Teal · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#514D52

Analogous#51524D, #4D524E

Triadic#4D4E52, #524D4E

Split complementary#4E4D52, #524D51

Tetradic#4D5152, #514D52, #524E4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4B8B3

Lighter +30%#9A9F99

Lighter +20%#80867F

Lighter +10%#676C66

Darker −10%#353834

Darker −20%#1C1D1C

Darker −30%#030303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#426639

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R78

G82

B77

Red78 (30.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue108°

Saturation (HSL)3.14%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 52 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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