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Colour

#73747A

  • #73747A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#73747A is a grey with RGB values 115, 116, 122 and HSL 231°, 3%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#73747A#73747A
HEX#73747A
RGBrgb(115, 116, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.4549, 0.4784
RGB percentages45.1%, 45.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(231.4, 3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 5.7%, 47.8%)
CMYK5.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,566,458
CSS custom property--colour: #73747A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8C8B85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73747Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#72747Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#727576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.7Gray · ΔE 5.8Slate grey · ΔE 8.7Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A7973
Analogous#73777A, #76737A
Triadic#7A7374, #747A73
Split complementary#7A7673, #777A73
Tetradic#7A7377, #7A7973, #737A76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBDCDE
Lighter +30%#C1C2C5
Lighter +20%#A7A8AC
Lighter +10%#8D8E93
Darker −10%#5A5B60
Darker −20%#424245
Darker −30%#29292B
Darker −40%#101011
More saturated +25%#555F98
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R115
G116
B122
Red115 (45.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)2.95%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G 74 · B 7A

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