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Recognised as Colour

#4F484C

  • #4F484C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F484C is a grey with RGB values 79, 72, 76 and HSL 326°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F484C#4F484C
HEX#4F484C
RGBrgb(79, 72, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2824, 0.298
RGB percentages31%, 28.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(325.7, 4.6%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 8.9%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 3.8%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,195,852
CSS custom property--colour: #4F484C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B0B7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48494Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#504849no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Black · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484F4B
Analogous#4F484F, #4F4849
Triadic#4C4F48, #484C4F
Split complementary#494F48, #484F4F
Tetradic#4F4F48, #484F4B, #48494F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5AEB2
Lighter +30%#9D9399
Lighter +20%#84797F
Lighter +10%#6A6066
Darker −10%#343032
Darker −20%#1A1719
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#62354F
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79
G72
B76
Red79 (31%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)4.64%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 48 · B 4C

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