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Recognised as Colour

#72726F

  • #72726F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72726F is a grey with RGB values 114, 114, 111 and HSL 60°, 1%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72726F#72726F
HEX#72726F
RGBrgb(114, 114, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4471, 0.4353
RGB percentages44.7%, 44.7%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(60, 1.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.6%, 44.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.6%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,399
CSS custom property--colour: #72726F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8D8D90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73726Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#73726Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#737271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4Gray · ΔE 5.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8Dark grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F6F72
Analogous#72716F, #71726F
Triadic#6F7272, #726F72
Split complementary#6F7172, #716F72
Tetradic#6F7271, #6F6F72, #726F71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D7D6
Lighter +30%#BEBEBC
Lighter +20%#A5A5A2
Lighter +10%#8C8C88
Darker −10%#585856
Darker −20%#3E3E3D
Darker −30%#242424
Darker −40%#0B0B0A
More saturated +25%#8E8E53
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R114
G114
B111
Red114 (44.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 72 · G 72 · B 6F

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