Recognised as Colour

#4E5A52

#4E5A52
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E5A52 is a grey with RGB values 78, 90, 82 and HSL 140°, 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

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HEX#4E5A52

RGBrgb(78, 90, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.3529, 0.3216

RGB percentages30.6%, 35.3%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(140, 7.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140, 13.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK13.3%, 0%, 8.9%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,134,930

CSS custom property--colour: #4E5A52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#B1A5AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5852no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#585652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4C5A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24 Teal · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5A4E56

Analogous#505A4E, #4E5A58

Triadic#524E5A, #5A524E

Split complementary#584E5A, #5A4E50

Tetradic#4E505A, #5A4E56, #5A584E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5BFB8

Lighter +30%#9AA79E

Lighter +20%#7E9084

Lighter +10%#66756B

Darker −10%#363F39

Darker −20%#1F2320

Darker −30%#070807

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#396F4B

Less saturated −25%#545454

Channel breakdown

R78

G90

B82

Red78 (30.6%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue140°

Saturation (HSL)7.14%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4E · G 5A · B 52

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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