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Recognised as Colour

#4F4955

  • #4F4955
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4955 is a grey with RGB values 79, 73, 85 and HSL 270°, 8%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4955#4F4955
HEX#4F4955
RGBrgb(79, 73, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2863, 0.3333
RGB percentages31%, 28.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(270, 7.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 14.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,196,117
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4955;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#B0B6AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474B56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#484B55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#4E4A4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Gray · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Black · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F5549
Analogous#494955, #554955
Triadic#554F49, #49554F
Split complementary#555549, #495549
Tetradic#554949, #4F5549, #495555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5AFBB
Lighter +30%#9C94A3
Lighter +20%#82798B
Lighter +10%#696170
Darker −10%#36313A
Darker −20%#1C1A1E
Darker −30%#030203
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#4F3569
Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R79
G73
B85
Red79 (31%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)7.59%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 49 · B 55

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