Colour

#756D6C

#756D6C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#756D6C is a grey with RGB values 117, 109, 108 and HSL 7°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#756D6C#756D6C

HEX#756D6C

RGBrgb(117, 109, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4275, 0.4235

RGB percentages45.9%, 42.7%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(6.7, 4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.7, 7.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 7.7%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,695,724

CSS custom property--colour: #756D6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8A9293

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6E6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#706F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#776C6Dno 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 text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.1 Gray · ΔE 7.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.08, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7475

Analogous#756C70, #75726C

Triadic#6C756D, #6D6C75

Split complementary#6C7572, #6C7075

Tetradic#70756C, #6C7475, #726C75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D5D5

Lighter +30%#C0BBBA

Lighter +20%#A7A1A0

Lighter +10%#8F8685

Darker −10%#5A5454

Darker −20%#403C3B

Darker −30%#252323

Darker −40%#0B0A0A

More saturated +25%#915750

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R117

G109

B108

Red117 (45.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue6.67°

Saturation (HSL)4%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6D · B 6C

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Colour values

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