Colour

#4E525B

#4E525B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E525B is a grey with RGB values 78, 82, 91 and HSL 222°, 8%, 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

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HEX#4E525B

RGBrgb(78, 82, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3216, 0.3569

RGB percentages30.6%, 32.2%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(221.5, 7.7%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 14.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK14.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,132,891

CSS custom property--colour: #4E525B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#B1ADA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F535Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E515Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4B5455no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B574E

Analogous#4E595B, #514E5B

Triadic#5B4E52, #525B4E

Split complementary#5B514E, #595B4E

Tetradic#5B4E59, #5B574E, #4E5B51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5B8C0

Lighter +30%#9A9EA8

Lighter +20%#7E8491

Lighter +10%#666B76

Darker −10%#363940

Darker −20%#1F2124

Darker −30%#070809

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#394A70

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R78

G82

B91

Red78 (30.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 52 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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