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Colour

#74726B

  • #74726B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#74726B is a grey with RGB values 116, 114, 107 and HSL 47°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#74726B#74726B
HEX#74726B
RGBrgb(116, 114, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4471, 0.4196
RGB percentages45.5%, 44.7%, 42%
HSLhsl(46.7, 4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 7.8%, 45.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 7.8%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,631,467
CSS custom property--colour: #74726B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8B8D94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74726Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#74726Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#767170no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.5Gray · ΔE 7Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B6D74
Analogous#746E6B, #72746B
Triadic#6B7472, #726B74
Split complementary#6B7274, #6E6B74
Tetradic#6B746E, #6B6D74, #746B71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D6D4
Lighter +30%#BFBEB9
Lighter +20%#A6A59F
Lighter +10%#8E8C84
Darker −10%#595853
Darker −20%#3F3E3A
Darker −30%#242422
Darker −40%#0A0A09
More saturated +25%#90814F
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R116
G114
B107
Red116 (45.5%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)4.04%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 74 · G 72 · B 6B

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