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Recognised as Colour

#74666A

  • #74666A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#74666A is a grey with RGB values 116, 102, 106 and HSL 343°, 6%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#74666A#74666A
HEX#74666A
RGBrgb(116, 102, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4, 0.4157
RGB percentages45.5%, 40%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(342.9, 6.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 12.1%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 8.6%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,628,394
CSS custom property--colour: #74666A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#8B9995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67686Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6A6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#776567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.3Gray · ΔE 11Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#667470
Analogous#746671, #746966
Triadic#6A7466, #666A74
Split complementary#667469, #667174
Tetradic#717466, #667470, #696674

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6D0D2
Lighter +30%#BEB5B8
Lighter +20%#A69A9D
Lighter +10%#8E7F83
Darker −10%#594E51
Darker −20%#3E3638
Darker −30%#231E20
Darker −40%#070707
More saturated +25%#8F4B5E
Less saturated −25%#6D6D6D

Channel breakdown

R116
G102
B106
Red116 (45.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.42%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 66 · B 6A

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