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Recognised as Colour

#73696D

  • #73696D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#73696D is a grey with RGB values 115, 105, 109 and HSL 336°, 5%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#73696D#73696D
HEX#73696D
RGBrgb(115, 105, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4118, 0.4275
RGB percentages45.1%, 41.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(336, 4.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336, 8.7%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 5.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,563,629
CSS custom property--colour: #73696D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#8C9692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#75696Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.9Gray · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69736F
Analogous#736972, #736A69
Triadic#6D7369, #696D73
Split complementary#69736A, #697273
Tetradic#727369, #69736F, #6A6973

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D2D4
Lighter +30%#BEB7BA
Lighter +20%#A59DA0
Lighter +10%#8D8286
Darker −10%#585154
Darker −20%#3E383A
Darker −30%#232021
Darker −40%#080808
More saturated +25%#8F4E68
Less saturated −25%#6E6E6E

Channel breakdown

R115
G105
B109
Red115 (45.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue336°
Saturation (HSL)4.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 69 · B 6D

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