Colour

#74756A

#74756A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#74756A is a grey with RGB values 116, 117, 106 and HSL 65°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#74756A

RGBrgb(116, 117, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4588, 0.4157

RGB percentages45.5%, 45.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(65.5, 4.9%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 9.4%, 45.9%)

CMYK0.9%, 0%, 9.4%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,632,234

CSS custom property--colour: #74756A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#8B8A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#77746Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#767472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 8 Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 21.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.83, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B6A75

Analogous#75716A, #6F756A

Triadic#6A7475, #756A74

Split complementary#6A6E75, #716A75

Tetradic#6A7571, #6B6A75, #756A6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D8D3

Lighter +30%#BFBFB9

Lighter +20%#A6A79E

Lighter +10%#8E8F83

Darker −10%#595A52

Darker −20%#3F3F3A

Darker −30%#242521

Darker −40%#0A0A09

More saturated +25%#8B914E

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R116

G117

B106

Red116 (45.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue65.45°

Saturation (HSL)4.93%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G 75 · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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