Colour

#4F4E50

#4F4E50
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F4E50 is a grey with RGB values 79, 78, 80 and HSL 270°, 1%, 31%. 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

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HEX#4F4E50

RGBrgb(79, 78, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3059, 0.3137

RGB percentages31%, 30.6%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(270, 1.3%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 2.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK1.2%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,197,392

CSS custom property--colour: #4F4E50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#B0B1AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4E4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Black · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F504E

Analogous#4E4E50, #504E50

Triadic#504F4E, #4E504F

Split complementary#50504E, #4E504E

Tetradic#504E4E, #4F504E, #4E5050

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B5B4B6

Lighter +30%#9C9A9D

Lighter +20%#828084

Lighter +10%#69676A

Darker −10%#363536

Darker −20%#1C1C1C

Darker −30%#030203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4F3A64

Less saturated −25%#4F4F4F

Channel breakdown

R79

G78

B80

Red79 (31%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)1.27%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 4F · G 4E · B 50

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