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Recognised as Colour

#74847E

  • #74847E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#74847E is a grey with RGB values 116, 132, 126 and HSL 158°, 6%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#74847E#74847E
HEX#74847E
RGBrgb(116, 132, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5176, 0.4941
RGB percentages45.5%, 51.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(157.5, 6.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 12.1%, 51.8%)
CMYK12.1%, 0%, 4.5%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,636,094
CSS custom property--colour: #74847E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#8B7B81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83827Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#807F7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#718482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.2Dim grey · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84747A
Analogous#748476, #748284
Triadic#7E7484, #847E74
Split complementary#847482, #847674
Tetradic#767484, #84747A, #828474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E4E2
Lighter +30%#C5CCC9
Lighter +20%#AAB4B0
Lighter +10%#8F9C97
Darker −10%#5C6964
Darker −20%#444E4A
Darker −30%#2C3330
Darker −40%#151716
More saturated +25%#55A386
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R116
G132
B126
Red116 (45.5%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 74 · G 84 · B 7E

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