Colour

#706D78

#706D78
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#706D78 is a grey with RGB values 112, 109, 120 and HSL 256°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#706D78#706D78

HEX#706D78

RGBrgb(112, 109, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4275, 0.4706

RGB percentages43.9%, 42.7%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(256.4, 4.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 9.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK6.7%, 9.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,368,056

CSS custom property--colour: #706D78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8F9287

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B6E78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6F6E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7 Gray · ΔE 9.6 Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#75786D

Analogous#6D6F78, #756D78

Triadic#78706D, #6D7870

Split complementary#78756D, #6F786D

Tetradic#786D6F, #75786D, #6D7875

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8D7DA

Lighter +30%#BEBCC2

Lighter +20%#A4A1AA

Lighter +10%#898692

Darker −10%#57555D

Darker −20%#3E3C43

Darker −30%#252428

Darker −40%#0C0C0D

More saturated +25%#635095

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R112

G109

B120

Red112 (43.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue256.36°

Saturation (HSL)4.8%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 6D · B 78

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#706D78

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else