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Colour

#746B72

  • #746B72
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#746B72 is a grey with RGB values 116, 107, 114 and HSL 313°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#746B72#746B72
HEX#746B72
RGBrgb(116, 107, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4196, 0.4471
RGB percentages45.5%, 42%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(313.3, 4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 7.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 1.7%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,629,682
CSS custom property--colour: #746B72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#8B948D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6D72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#756B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.8Gray · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.5Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B746D
Analogous#716B74, #746B6E
Triadic#72746B, #6B7274
Split complementary#6E746B, #6B7472
Tetradic#74726B, #6B746D, #6B6E74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D4D6
Lighter +30%#BFB9BE
Lighter +20%#A69FA5
Lighter +10%#8E848C
Darker −10%#595358
Darker −20%#3F3A3E
Darker −30%#242224
Darker −40%#0A090A
More saturated +25%#904F81
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R116
G107
B114
Red116 (45.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue313.33°
Saturation (HSL)4.04%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6B · B 72

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