Colour

#4E575A

#4E575A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E575A is a grey with RGB values 78, 87, 90 and HSL 195°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E575A

RGBrgb(78, 87, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3412, 0.3529

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.1%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(195, 7.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 13.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK13.3%, 3.3%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,170

CSS custom property--colour: #4E575A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#B1A8A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55565Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#53555Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4B5858no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Teal · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A514E

Analogous#4E5A57, #4E515A

Triadic#5A4E57, #575A4E

Split complementary#5A4E51, #5A574E

Tetradic#574E5A, #5A514E, #515A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BCBF

Lighter +30%#9AA4A7

Lighter +20%#7E8B90

Lighter +10%#667175

Darker −10%#363D3F

Darker −20%#1F2223

Darker −30%#070808

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#39626F

Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78

G87

B90

Red78 (30.6%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 57 · B 5A

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