Colour

#74757D

#74757D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#74757D is a grey with RGB values 116, 117, 125 and HSL 233°, 4%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#74757D

RGBrgb(116, 117, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4588, 0.4902

RGB percentages45.5%, 45.9%, 49%

HSLhsl(233.3, 3.7%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 7.2%, 49%)

CMYK7.2%, 6.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,632,253

CSS custom property--colour: #74757D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.58:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#8B8A82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73767Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#73757Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#727677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.3 Dim grey · ΔE 6.8 Slate grey · ΔE 7.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Dark grey · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D7C74

Analogous#74797D, #77747D

Triadic#7D7475, #757D74

Split complementary#7D7774, #797D74

Tetradic#7D7479, #7D7C74, #747D77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDDEE0

Lighter +30%#C3C3C7

Lighter +20%#A8A9AF

Lighter +10%#8E8F96

Darker −10%#5B5C63

Darker −20%#434348

Darker −30%#2A2B2E

Darker −40%#121213

More saturated +25%#565E9B

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R116

G117

B125

Red116 (45.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)3.73%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 75 · B 7D

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