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Colour

#74767E

  • #74767E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#74767E is a grey with RGB values 116, 118, 126 and HSL 228°, 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

#74767E#74767E
HEX#74767E
RGBrgb(116, 118, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4627, 0.4941
RGB percentages45.5%, 46.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(228, 4.1%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 7.9%, 49.4%)
CMYK7.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,632,510
CSS custom property--colour: #74767E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#8B8981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74777Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#73767Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#727778no 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 text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.1Dim grey · ΔE 7.1Slate grey · ΔE 7.4Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.12, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E7C74
Analogous#747B7E, #77747E
Triadic#7E7476, #767E74
Split complementary#7E7774, #7B7E74
Tetradic#7E747B, #7E7C74, #747E77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDEE0
Lighter +30%#C3C4C8
Lighter +20%#A9AAAF
Lighter +10%#8E9097
Darker −10%#5C5D63
Darker −20%#434449
Darker −30%#2B2B2E
Darker −40%#121314
More saturated +25%#56649C
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R116
G118
B126
Red116 (45.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)4.13%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 76 · B 7E

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