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Recognised as Colour

#746F62

  • #746F62
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#746F62 is a orange with RGB values 116, 111, 98 and HSL 43°, 8%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#746F62#746F62
HEX#746F62
RGBrgb(116, 111, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4353, 0.3843
RGB percentages45.5%, 43.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(43.3, 8.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.3, 15.5%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 15.5%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,630,690
CSS custom property--colour: #746F62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15964WCAG 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 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#8B909D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726E61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#747062no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#776D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.3Gray · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#626774
Analogous#746662, #707462
Triadic#62746F, #6F6274
Split complementary#627074, #666274
Tetradic#627466, #626774, #746270

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D3CD
Lighter +30%#BEBAB1
Lighter +20%#A6A296
Lighter +10%#8F897A
Darker −10%#58554B
Darker −20%#3D3A33
Darker −30%#21201C
Darker −40%#050505
More saturated +25%#8F7B47
Less saturated −25%#6B6B6B

Channel breakdown

R116
G111
B98
Red116 (45.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue43.33°
Saturation (HSL)8.41%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 6F · B 62

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