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Recognised as Colour

#72736B

  • #72736B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72736B is a grey with RGB values 114, 115, 107 and HSL 67°, 4%, 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

#72736B#72736B
HEX#72736B
RGBrgb(114, 115, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.451, 0.4196
RGB percentages44.7%, 45.1%, 42%
HSLhsl(67.5, 3.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 7%, 45.1%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 7%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,651
CSS custom property--colour: #72736B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8D8C94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74726Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#74726Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#737271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.01, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C6B73
Analogous#73706B, #6E736B
Triadic#6B7273, #736B72
Split complementary#6B6E73, #706B73
Tetradic#6B7370, #6C6B73, #736B6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D7D3
Lighter +30%#BDBEB9
Lighter +20%#A5A59F
Lighter +10%#8C8D84
Darker −10%#585952
Darker −20%#3E3E3A
Darker −30%#232421
Darker −40%#090909
More saturated +25%#878F4F
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R114
G115
B107
Red114 (44.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)3.6%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G 73 · B 6B

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