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Recognised as Colour

#4E525A

  • #4E525A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E525A is a grey with RGB values 78, 82, 90 and HSL 220°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E525A#4E525A
HEX#4E525A
RGBrgb(78, 82, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3216, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.6%, 32.2%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(220, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK13.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,132,890
CSS custom property--colour: #4E525A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#B1ADA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50525Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F515Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Teal · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A564E
Analogous#4E585A, #504E5A
Triadic#5A4E52, #525A4E
Split complementary#5A504E, #585A4E
Tetradic#5A4E58, #5A564E, #4E5A50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B8BF
Lighter +30%#9A9EA7
Lighter +20%#7E8490
Lighter +10%#666B75
Darker −10%#36393F
Darker −20%#1F2023
Darker −30%#070708
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#394B6F
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78
G82
B90
Red78 (30.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 52 · B 5A

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