Recognised as Colour

#746D6D

#746D6D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746D6D is a grey with RGB values 116, 109, 109 and HSL 0°, 3%, 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

#746D6D#746D6D

HEX#746D6D

RGBrgb(116, 109, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4275, 0.4275

RGB percentages45.5%, 42.7%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(0, 3.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,630,189

CSS custom property--colour: #746D6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#8B9292

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6E6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#706F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#766C6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

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

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.7 Gray · ΔE 7.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14 Light slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.65, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7474

Analogous#746D71, #74716D

Triadic#6D746D, #6D6D74

Split complementary#6D7471, #6D7174

Tetradic#71746D, #6D7474, #716D74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D5D5

Lighter +30%#BFBBBB

Lighter +20%#A6A1A1

Lighter +10%#8E8686

Darker −10%#5A5454

Darker −20%#3F3C3C

Darker −30%#252323

Darker −40%#0B0A0A

More saturated +25%#905151

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R116

G109

B109

Red116 (45.5%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)3.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6D · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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