Colour

#70737C

#70737C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#70737C is a grey with RGB values 112, 115, 124 and HSL 225°, 5%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#70737C#70737C

HEX#70737C

RGBrgb(112, 115, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.451, 0.4863

RGB percentages43.9%, 45.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(225, 5.1%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 9.7%, 48.6%)

CMYK9.7%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,369,596

CSS custom property--colour: #70737C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#8F8C83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71747Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#70737Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#6D7576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Gray · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7970

Analogous#70797C, #73707C

Triadic#7C7073, #737C70

Split complementary#7C7370, #797C70

Tetradic#7C7079, #7C7970, #707C73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADBDE

Lighter +30%#BFC1C6

Lighter +20%#A5A7AD

Lighter +10%#8A8D95

Darker −10%#585A61

Darker −20%#404146

Darker −30%#27282C

Darker −40%#0F1011

More saturated +25%#52649A

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R112

G115

B124

Red112 (43.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)5.08%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 73 · B 7C

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Colour values

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