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Recognised as Colour

#4F4D49

  • #4F4D49
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4D49 is a grey with RGB values 79, 77, 73 and HSL 40°, 4%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4D49#4F4D49
HEX#4F4D49
RGBrgb(79, 77, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.302, 0.2863
RGB percentages31%, 30.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(40, 3.9%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 7.6%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 7.6%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,197,129
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4D49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#B0B2B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4D49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#504C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4Gray · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494B4F
Analogous#4F4A49, #4E4F49
Triadic#494F4D, #4D494F
Split complementary#494E4F, #4A494F
Tetradic#494F4A, #494B4F, #4F494E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B3AF
Lighter +30%#9D9A94
Lighter +20%#84817A
Lighter +10%#6A6761
Darker −10%#343331
Darker −20%#1A1918
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#625336
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79
G77
B73
Red79 (31%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)3.95%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 4D · B 49

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