Colour

#746F63

#746F63
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#746F63 is a grey with RGB values 116, 111, 99 and HSL 42°, 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

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HEX#746F63

RGBrgb(116, 111, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4353, 0.3882

RGB percentages45.5%, 43.5%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(42.4, 7.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(42.4, 14.7%, 45.5%)

CMYK0%, 4.3%, 14.7%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,630,691

CSS custom property--colour: #746F63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1

Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8B909C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#737063no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#776D6Cno 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 text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 9.9 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dark grey · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#636874

Analogous#746763, #717463

Triadic#63746F, #6F6374

Split complementary#637174, #676374

Tetradic#637467, #636874, #746371

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D3CE

Lighter +30%#BEBAB2

Lighter +20%#A6A297

Lighter +10%#8F897B

Darker −10%#58554C

Darker −20%#3D3A34

Darker −30%#21201D

Darker −40%#060605

More saturated +25%#8F7A48

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R116

G111

B99

Red116 (45.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue42.35°

Saturation (HSL)7.91%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 74 · G 6F · B 63

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