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Recognised as Colour

#534D48

  • #534D48
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#534D48 is a grey with RGB values 83, 77, 72 and HSL 27°, 7%, 30%. 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

#534D48#534D48
HEX#534D48
RGBrgb(83, 77, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.302, 0.2824
RGB percentages32.5%, 30.2%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(27.3, 7.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.3, 13.3%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 13.3%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,459,272
CSS custom property--colour: #534D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#ACB2B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4D48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#504F48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#554C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 12Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484E53
Analogous#534849, #535348
Triadic#48534D, #4D4853
Split complementary#485352, #484953
Tetradic#495348, #484E53, #524853

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B3AE
Lighter +30%#A19993
Lighter +20%#898078
Lighter +10%#6E6660
Darker −10%#383430
Darker −20%#1C1A19
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#664B35
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R83
G77
B72
Red83 (32.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue27.27°
Saturation (HSL)7.1%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 53 · G 4D · B 48

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