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Recognised as Colour

#74695D

  • #74695D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#74695D is a orange with RGB values 116, 105, 93 and HSL 31°, 11%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#74695D#74695D
HEX#74695D
RGBrgb(116, 105, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4118, 0.3647
RGB percentages45.5%, 41.2%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(31.3, 11%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 19.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 19.8%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,629,149
CSS custom property--colour: #74695D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#8B96A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#6D695Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#706C5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#786666no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#5D6874
Analogous#745E5D, #74745D
Triadic#5D7469, #695D74
Split complementary#5D7374, #5E5D74
Tetradic#5D745E, #5D6874, #745D73

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D4CFC9
Lighter +30%#BDB5AD
Lighter +20%#A69C91
Lighter +10%#908374
Darker −10%#584F46
Darker −20%#3B3630
Darker −30%#1F1C19
Darker −40%#030302
More saturated +25%#8E6A43
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R116
G105
B93
Red116 (45.5%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue31.3°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 69 · B 5D

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