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Recognised as Colour

#4E595A

  • #4E595A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E595A is a grey with RGB values 78, 89, 90 and HSL 185°, 7%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E595A#4E595A
HEX#4E595A
RGBrgb(78, 89, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.349, 0.3529
RGB percentages30.6%, 34.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(185, 7.1%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 13.3%, 35.3%)
CMYK13.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,134,682
CSS custom property--colour: #4E595A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#B1A6A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57585Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#55565Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4B5A59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.7Gray · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Teal · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A4F4E
Analogous#4E5A55, #4E535A
Triadic#5A4E59, #595A4E
Split complementary#5A4E53, #5A554E
Tetradic#554E5A, #5A4F4E, #535A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BEBF
Lighter +30%#9AA6A7
Lighter +20%#7E8E90
Lighter +10%#667475
Darker −10%#363E3F
Darker −20%#1F2323
Darker −30%#070808
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#396B6F
Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78
G89
B90
Red78 (30.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 59 · B 5A

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