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Colour

#756C6A

  • #756C6A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#756C6A is a grey with RGB values 117, 108, 106 and HSL 11°, 5%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#756C6A#756C6A
HEX#756C6A
RGBrgb(117, 108, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4235, 0.4157
RGB percentages45.9%, 42.4%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(10.9, 4.9%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 9.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 9.4%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,695,466
CSS custom property--colour: #756C6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#8A9395

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6D6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#706F6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#776B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.4Gray · ΔE 8.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A7375
Analogous#756A6E, #75726A
Triadic#6A756C, #6C6A75
Split complementary#6A7572, #6A6E75
Tetradic#6E756A, #6A7375, #726A75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D4D3
Lighter +30%#BFBAB9
Lighter +20%#A7A09E
Lighter +10%#8F8583
Darker −10%#5A5352
Darker −20%#3F3B3A
Darker −30%#252221
Darker −40%#0A0909
More saturated +25%#915A4E
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R117
G108
B106
Red117 (45.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue10.91°
Saturation (HSL)4.93%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 75 · G 6C · B 6A

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