Colour

#737F7D

#737F7D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#737F7D is a grey with RGB values 115, 127, 125 and HSL 170°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#737F7D#737F7D

HEX#737F7D

RGBrgb(115, 127, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.498, 0.4902

RGB percentages45.1%, 49.8%, 49%

HSLhsl(170, 5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170, 9.4%, 49.8%)

CMYK9.4%, 0%, 1.6%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,569,277

CSS custom property--colour: #737F7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#8C8082

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7D7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7C7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#70807Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.1 Dim grey · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Dark grey · ΔE 17.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.06, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7375

Analogous#737F77, #737B7F

Triadic#7D737F, #7F7D73

Split complementary#7F737B, #7F7773

Tetradic#77737F, #7F7375, #7B7F73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDE1E0

Lighter +30%#C3C8C7

Lighter +20%#A8B0AF

Lighter +10%#8D9896

Darker −10%#5B6463

Darker −20%#434948

Darker −30%#2A2F2E

Darker −40%#121414

More saturated +25%#559D91

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R115

G127

B125

Red115 (45.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue170°

Saturation (HSL)4.96%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 73 · G 7F · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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