Colour

#74777F

#74777F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#74777F is a grey with RGB values 116, 119, 127 and HSL 224°, 5%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#74777F

RGBrgb(116, 119, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4667, 0.498

RGB percentages45.5%, 46.7%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(223.6, 4.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 8.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,632,767

CSS custom property--colour: #74777F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#8B8880

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75777Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#74777Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#727879no 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 text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6 Slate grey · ΔE 7 Dim grey · ΔE 7.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7C74

Analogous#747C7F, #76747F

Triadic#7F7477, #777F74

Split complementary#7F7674, #7C7F74

Tetradic#7F747C, #7F7C74, #747F76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDFE1

Lighter +30%#C3C5C9

Lighter +20%#A9ABB0

Lighter +10%#8E9198

Darker −10%#5C5E64

Darker −20%#43454A

Darker −30%#2B2C2F

Darker −40%#131314

More saturated +25%#56699D

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R116

G119

B127

Red116 (45.5%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)4.53%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 74 · G 77 · B 7F

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