Colour

#4E554B

#4E554B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E554B is a grey with RGB values 78, 85, 75 and HSL 102°, 6%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E554B#4E554B

HEX#4E554B

RGBrgb(78, 85, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3333, 0.2941

RGB percentages30.6%, 33.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(102, 6.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(102, 11.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK8.2%, 0%, 11.8%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,133,643

CSS custom property--colour: #4E554B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08625WCAG 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 7.71:1

Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#B1AAB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56534Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#55534Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E5452no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Gray · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#524B55

Analogous#53554B, #4B554D

Triadic#4B4E55, #554B4E

Split complementary#4D4B55, #554B53

Tetradic#4B5355, #524B55, #554D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4BBB1

Lighter +30%#9AA396

Lighter +20%#808B7B

Lighter +10%#677063

Darker −10%#353A33

Darker −20%#1C1F1B

Darker −30%#030403

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#466937

Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R78

G85

B75

Red78 (30.6%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue102°

Saturation (HSL)6.25%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 55 · B 4B

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Colour values

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