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Recognised as Colour

#514B49

  • #514B49
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514B49 is a grey with RGB values 81, 75, 73 and HSL 15°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514B49#514B49
HEX#514B49
RGBrgb(81, 75, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2941, 0.2863
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(15, 5.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15, 9.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.4%, 9.9%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,689
CSS custom property--colour: #514B49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#AEB4B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4C49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#534A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Black · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494F51
Analogous#51494B, #514F49
Triadic#49514B, #4B4951
Split complementary#49514F, #494B51
Tetradic#4B5149, #494F51, #4F4951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B1AF
Lighter +30%#9F9794
Lighter +20%#877D79
Lighter +10%#6C6461
Darker −10%#363231
Darker −20%#1B1919
Darker −30%#010000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#644136
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R81
G75
B73
Red81 (31.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue15°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4B · B 49

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