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Recognised as Colour

#72796F

  • #72796F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#72796F is a grey with RGB values 114, 121, 111 and HSL 102°, 4%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#72796F#72796F
HEX#72796F
RGBrgb(114, 121, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4745, 0.4353
RGB percentages44.7%, 47.5%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(102, 4.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102, 8.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK5.8%, 0%, 8.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,502,191
CSS custom property--colour: #72796F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8D8690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A776Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#79776Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#727876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.5Dim grey · ΔE 8.6Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#766F79
Analogous#77796F, #6F7971
Triadic#6F7279, #796F72
Split complementary#716F79, #796F77
Tetradic#6F7779, #766F79, #79716F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9DCD8
Lighter +30%#BFC3BE
Lighter +20%#A5ABA3
Lighter +10%#8C9289
Darker −10%#595E57
Darker −20%#40443E
Darker −30%#272926
Darker −40%#0E0F0D
More saturated +25%#669652
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R114
G121
B111
Red114 (44.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue102°
Saturation (HSL)4.31%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G 79 · B 6F

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