Colour

#70737F

#70737F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#70737F is a grey with RGB values 112, 115, 127 and HSL 228°, 6%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#70737F#70737F

HEX#70737F

RGBrgb(112, 115, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.451, 0.498

RGB percentages43.9%, 45.1%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(228, 6.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 11.8%, 49.8%)

CMYK11.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,369,599

CSS custom property--colour: #70737F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#8F8C80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F737Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6D7577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.6 Dim grey · ΔE 8.2 Gray · ΔE 8.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7C70

Analogous#707A7F, #74707F

Triadic#7F7073, #737F70

Split complementary#7F7470, #7A7F70

Tetradic#7F707A, #7F7C70, #707F74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDCE0

Lighter +30%#C0C2C8

Lighter +20%#A5A7B0

Lighter +10%#8A8D98

Darker −10%#585A64

Darker −20%#404249

Darker −30%#28292E

Darker −40%#101113

More saturated +25%#52619D

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R112

G115

B127

Red112 (43.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)6.28%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 73 · B 7F

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