Colour

#4E585C

#4E585C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E585C is a cyan with RGB values 78, 88, 92 and HSL 197°, 8%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4E585C

RGBrgb(78, 88, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3451, 0.3608

RGB percentages30.6%, 34.5%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(197.1, 8.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 15.2%, 36.1%)

CMYK15.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,428

CSS custom property--colour: #4E585C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#B1A7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56575Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#54565Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4A5959no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 17.5 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Teal · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C524E

Analogous#4E5C59, #4E515C

Triadic#5C4E58, #585C4E

Split complementary#5C4E51, #5C594E

Tetradic#594E5C, #5C524E, #515C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BDC1

Lighter +30%#9AA5A9

Lighter +20%#7E8C92

Lighter +10%#657278

Darker −10%#373E40

Darker −20%#1F2325

Darker −30%#080909

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#396171

Less saturated −25%#555555

Channel breakdown

R78

G88

B92

Red78 (30.6%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)8.24%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4E · G 58 · B 5C

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Colour values

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