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Colour

#736E6D

  • #736E6D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#736E6D is a grey with RGB values 115, 110, 109 and HSL 10°, 3%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#736E6D#736E6D
HEX#736E6D
RGBrgb(115, 110, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4314, 0.4275
RGB percentages45.1%, 43.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(10, 2.7%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10, 5.2%, 45.1%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 5.2%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,564,909
CSS custom property--colour: #736E6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#8C9192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F6E6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#706F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#746D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.2Gray · ΔE 7.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2Dark grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.24, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7273
Analogous#736D6F, #73716D
Triadic#6D736E, #6E6D73
Split complementary#6D7371, #6D6F73
Tetradic#6F736D, #6D7273, #716D73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D5D5
Lighter +30%#BEBBBB
Lighter +20%#A5A1A1
Lighter +10%#8D8786
Darker −10%#595554
Darker −20%#3F3C3B
Darker −30%#242323
Darker −40%#0A0A0A
More saturated +25%#8F5B51
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R115
G110
B109
Red115 (45.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue10°
Saturation (HSL)2.68%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 73 · G 6E · B 6D

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