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Recognised as Colour

#514C49

  • #514C49
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514C49 is a grey with RGB values 81, 76, 73 and HSL 23°, 5%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514C49#514C49
HEX#514C49
RGBrgb(81, 76, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.298, 0.2863
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(22.5, 5.2%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 9.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.2%, 9.9%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,945
CSS custom property--colour: #514C49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07399WCAG 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 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#AEB3B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4C49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4D49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#534B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Black · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494E51
Analogous#51494A, #515049
Triadic#49514C, #4C4951
Split complementary#495150, #494A51
Tetradic#4A5149, #494E51, #504951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B2AF
Lighter +30%#9F9894
Lighter +20%#877E79
Lighter +10%#6C6561
Darker −10%#363331
Darker −20%#1B1A19
Darker −30%#010000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#644736
Less saturated −25%#4D4D4D

Channel breakdown

R81
G76
B73
Red81 (31.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)5.19%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4C · B 49

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