Recognised as Colour

#72797E

#72797E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#72797E is a grey with RGB values 114, 121, 126 and HSL 205°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#72797E#72797E

HEX#72797E

RGBrgb(114, 121, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4745, 0.4941

RGB percentages44.7%, 47.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(205, 5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 9.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK9.5%, 4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,502,206

CSS custom property--colour: #72797E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8D8681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77797Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#75777Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6F7A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1 Dim grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.07, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7772

Analogous#727E7D, #72737E

Triadic#7E7279, #797E72

Split complementary#7E7273, #7E7D72

Tetradic#7D727E, #7E7772, #737E72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDEE0

Lighter +30%#C2C5C7

Lighter +20%#A7ACAF

Lighter +10%#8C9297

Darker −10%#5A5F63

Darker −20%#424648

Darker −30%#292C2E

Darker −40%#111213

More saturated +25%#547E9C

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R114

G121

B126

Red114 (44.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue205°

Saturation (HSL)5%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 79 · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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