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Colour

#72746B

  • #72746B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#72746B is a grey with RGB values 114, 116, 107 and HSL 73°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#72746B#72746B
HEX#72746B
RGBrgb(114, 116, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4549, 0.4196
RGB percentages44.7%, 45.5%, 42%
HSLhsl(73.3, 4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.3, 7.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 7.8%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,907
CSS custom property--colour: #72746B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8D8B94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75736Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#75736Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#737371no 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 text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7Gray · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Dark grey · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6B74
Analogous#74726B, #6E746B
Triadic#6B7274, #746B72
Split complementary#6B6E74, #716B74
Tetradic#6B7472, #6D6B74, #746B6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D7D4
Lighter +30%#BEBFB9
Lighter +20%#A5A69F
Lighter +10%#8C8E84
Darker −10%#585953
Darker −20%#3E3F3A
Darker −30%#242422
Darker −40%#0A0A09
More saturated +25%#81904F
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R114
G116
B107
Red114 (44.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue73.33°
Saturation (HSL)4.04%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G 74 · B 6B

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