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Recognised as Colour

#514E4F

  • #514E4F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514E4F is a grey with RGB values 81, 78, 79 and HSL 340°, 2%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514E4F#514E4F
HEX#514E4F
RGBrgb(81, 78, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3059, 0.3098
RGB percentages31.8%, 30.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(340, 1.9%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 3.7%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.7%, 2.5%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,328,463
CSS custom property--colour: #514E4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#AEB1B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4E4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F4F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#524E4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 11Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2Black · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E5150
Analogous#514E51, #514F4E
Triadic#4F514E, #4E4F51
Split complementary#4E514F, #4E5151
Tetradic#51514E, #4E5150, #4F4E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B4B5
Lighter +30%#9E9A9B
Lighter +20%#858082
Lighter +10%#6B6768
Darker −10%#373536
Darker −20%#1D1C1C
Darker −30%#030303
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#653A48
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R81
G78
B79
Red81 (31.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)1.89%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4E · B 4F

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