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Colour

#756A72

  • #756A72
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#756A72 is a grey with RGB values 117, 106, 114 and HSL 316°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#756A72#756A72
HEX#756A72
RGBrgb(117, 106, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4157, 0.4471
RGB percentages45.9%, 41.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(316.4, 4.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.4, 9.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.4%, 2.6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,694,962
CSS custom property--colour: #756A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#8A958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6E72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#766A6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7Gray · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A756D
Analogous#726A75, #756A6D
Triadic#72756A, #6A7275
Split complementary#6D756A, #6A7572
Tetradic#75726A, #6A756D, #6A6D75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D3D6
Lighter +30%#BFB9BE
Lighter +20%#A79EA5
Lighter +10%#8F838C
Darker −10%#5A5258
Darker −20%#3F3A3E
Darker −30%#252124
Darker −40%#0A090A
More saturated +25%#914E7F
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R117
G106
B114
Red117 (45.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue316.36°
Saturation (HSL)4.93%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6A · B 72

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