Colour

#726F63

#726F63
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#726F63 is a grey with RGB values 114, 111, 99 and HSL 48°, 7%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#726F63#726F63

HEX#726F63

RGBrgb(114, 111, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4353, 0.3882

RGB percentages44.7%, 43.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(48, 7%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 13.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.6%, 13.2%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,499,619

CSS custom property--colour: #726F63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1

Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8D909C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#736F63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#756D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6 Gray · ΔE 9.9 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636672

Analogous#726863, #6E7263

Triadic#63726F, #6F6372

Split complementary#636E72, #686372

Tetradic#637268, #636672, #72636E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4D2CD

Lighter +30%#BCBAB2

Lighter +20%#A4A297

Lighter +10%#8D897B

Darker −10%#57544B

Darker −20%#3B3A34

Darker −30%#201F1C

Darker −40%#050504

More saturated +25%#8D7F48

Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R114

G111

B99

Red114 (44.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)7.04%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 72 · G 6F · B 63

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Colour values

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