Colour

#746C63

#746C63
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746C63 is a grey with RGB values 116, 108, 99 and HSL 32°, 8%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#746C63

RGBrgb(116, 108, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4235, 0.3882

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.4%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(31.8, 7.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.8, 14.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.9%, 14.7%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,629,923

CSS custom property--colour: #746C63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#8B939C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#716E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#776A69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.5 Gray · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636B74

Analogous#746463, #747463

Triadic#63746C, #6C6374

Split complementary#637474, #646374

Tetradic#637464, #636B74, #746374

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D2CE

Lighter +30%#BEB8B2

Lighter +20%#A69F97

Lighter +10%#8F867B

Darker −10%#58524C

Darker −20%#3D3934

Darker −30%#211F1D

Darker −40%#060605

More saturated +25%#8F6E48

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R116

G108

B99

Red116 (45.5%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue31.76°

Saturation (HSL)7.91%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6C · B 63

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