Colour

#71797A

#71797A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#71797A is a grey with RGB values 113, 121, 122 and HSL 187°, 4%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#71797A#71797A

HEX#71797A

RGBrgb(113, 121, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4431, 0.4745, 0.4784

RGB percentages44.3%, 47.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(186.7, 3.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.7, 7.4%, 47.8%)

CMYK7.4%, 0.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,436,666

CSS custom property--colour: #71797A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#8E8685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78787Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#76777Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#6F7A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.6 Dim grey · ΔE 6.6 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.65, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A7271

Analogous#717A77, #71747A

Triadic#7A7179, #797A71

Split complementary#7A7174, #7A7771

Tetradic#77717A, #7A7271, #747A71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADDDD

Lighter +30%#C0C4C4

Lighter +20%#A5ABAC

Lighter +10%#8B9293

Darker −10%#585F60

Darker −20%#404445

Darker −30%#272A2B

Darker −40%#0F1010

More saturated +25%#549097

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R113

G121

B122

Red113 (44.3%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue186.67°

Saturation (HSL)3.83%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 71 · G 79 · B 7A

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