Colour

#4F4E49

#4F4E49
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4E49 is a grey with RGB values 79, 78, 73 and HSL 50°, 4%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F4E49#4F4E49

HEX#4F4E49

RGBrgb(79, 78, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3059, 0.2863

RGB percentages31%, 30.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(50, 3.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 7.6%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 1.3%, 7.6%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,197,385

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1

Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B0B1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4E49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#504D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.2 Gray · ΔE 20.7 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494A4F

Analogous#4F4B49, #4D4F49

Triadic#494F4E, #4E494F

Split complementary#494D4F, #4B494F

Tetradic#494F4B, #494A4F, #4F494D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5B4AF

Lighter +30%#9D9B94

Lighter +20%#84827A

Lighter +10%#6A6861

Darker −10%#343431

Darker −20%#1A1A18

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#625B36

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R79

G78

B73

Red79 (31%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)3.95%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4F · G 4E · B 49

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