Recognised as Colour

#74796F

#74796F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#74796F is a grey with RGB values 116, 121, 111 and HSL 90°, 4%, 45%. 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#74796F

RGBrgb(116, 121, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.4745, 0.4353

RGB percentages45.5%, 47.5%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(90, 4.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 8.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 8.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,633,263

CSS custom property--colour: #74796F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#8B8690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A776Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#79776Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#747876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.1 Dim grey · ΔE 8.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 20.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#746F79

Analogous#79796F, #6F796F

Triadic#6F7479, #796F74

Split complementary#6F6F79, #796F79

Tetradic#6F7979, #746F79, #796F6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DADCD8

Lighter +30%#C1C3BE

Lighter +20%#A7ABA3

Lighter +10%#8E9289

Darker −10%#5B5E57

Darker −20%#41443E

Darker −30%#282926

Darker −40%#0E0F0D

More saturated +25%#749652

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R116

G121

B111

Red116 (45.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)4.31%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 74 · G 79 · B 6F

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