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Recognised as Colour

#4E565A

  • #4E565A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E565A is a grey with RGB values 78, 86, 90 and HSL 200°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E565A#4E565A
HEX#4E565A
RGBrgb(78, 86, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3373, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.6%, 33.7%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(200, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK13.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,133,914
CSS custom property--colour: #4E565A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#B1A9A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54565Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#52545Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5757no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Teal · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A524E
Analogous#4E5A58, #4E505A
Triadic#5A4E56, #565A4E
Split complementary#5A4E50, #5A584E
Tetradic#584E5A, #5A524E, #505A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BCBF
Lighter +30%#9AA3A7
Lighter +20%#7E8A90
Lighter +10%#667075
Darker −10%#363C3F
Darker −20%#1F2223
Darker −30%#070808
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#395D6F
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78
G86
B90
Red78 (30.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 56 · B 5A

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