Colour

#727E6E

#727E6E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#727E6E is a grey with RGB values 114, 126, 110 and HSL 105°, 7%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#727E6E#727E6E

HEX#727E6E

RGBrgb(114, 126, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4941, 0.4314

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.4%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(105, 6.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(105, 12.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK9.5%, 0%, 12.7%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,470

CSS custom property--colour: #727E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#8D8191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F7B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7A6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#727D79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.8 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A6E7E

Analogous#7A7E6E, #6E7E72

Triadic#6E727E, #7E6E72

Split complementary#726E7E, #7E6E7A

Tetradic#6E7A7E, #7A6E7E, #7E726E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDEDA

Lighter +30%#C0C7BE

Lighter +20%#A6AFA3

Lighter +10%#8C9788

Darker −10%#596356

Darker −20%#41483E

Darker −30%#282C27

Darker −40%#0F110F

More saturated +25%#639B51

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R114

G126

B110

Red114 (44.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue105°

Saturation (HSL)6.78%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7E · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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