Recognised as Colour

#72736F

#72736F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#72736F is a grey with RGB values 114, 115, 111 and HSL 75°, 2%, 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

#72736F#72736F

HEX#72736F

RGBrgb(114, 115, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.451, 0.4353

RGB percentages44.7%, 45.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(75, 1.8%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(75, 3.5%, 45.1%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 3.5%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,500,655

CSS custom property--colour: #72736F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#8D8C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#74726Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#74736Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#727272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.5 Gray · ΔE 5.9 Slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#706F73

Analogous#73726F, #70736F

Triadic#6F7273, #736F72

Split complementary#6F7073, #726F73

Tetradic#6F7372, #706F73, #736F70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D8D6

Lighter +30%#BEBFBC

Lighter +20%#A5A6A2

Lighter +10%#8C8D88

Darker −10%#585956

Darker −20%#3F3F3D

Darker −30%#252524

Darker −40%#0B0B0B

More saturated +25%#808F53

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R114

G115

B111

Red114 (44.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue75°

Saturation (HSL)1.77%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G 73 · B 6F

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