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Colour

#51474E

  • #51474E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#51474E is a grey with RGB values 81, 71, 78 and HSL 318°, 7%, 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

#51474E#51474E
HEX#51474E
RGBrgb(81, 71, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2784, 0.3059
RGB percentages31.8%, 27.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(318, 6.6%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318, 12.3%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 3.7%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,326,670
CSS custom property--colour: #51474E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#AEB8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47494Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#494A4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#524749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Black · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47514A
Analogous#4F4751, #514749
Triadic#4E5147, #474E51
Split complementary#495147, #47514F
Tetradic#514F47, #47514A, #474951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7ADB4
Lighter +30%#9F929B
Lighter +20%#877782
Lighter +10%#6C5F68
Darker −10%#362F34
Darker −20%#1B171A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#643456
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R81
G71
B78
Red81 (31.8%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue318°
Saturation (HSL)6.58%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 47 · B 4E

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