Colour

#4E5755

#4E5755
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5755 is a grey with RGB values 78, 87, 85 and HSL 167°, 5%, 32%. 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

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HEX#4E5755

RGBrgb(78, 87, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.3333

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(166.7, 5.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 10.3%, 34.1%)

CMYK10.3%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,165

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09092WCAG 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 7.45:1

Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#B1A8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565655no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#545455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4C5756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Gray · ΔE 17.9 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Teal · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#574E50

Analogous#4E5750, #4E5557

Triadic#554E57, #57554E

Split complementary#574E55, #57504E

Tetradic#504E57, #574E50, #55574E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BCBB

Lighter +30%#9AA4A2

Lighter +20%#7F8C89

Lighter +10%#66726F

Darker −10%#363C3B

Darker −20%#1E2120

Darker −30%#060606

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#396C60

Less saturated −25%#525252

Channel breakdown

R78

G87

B85

Red78 (30.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue166.67°

Saturation (HSL)5.45%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 55

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