Colour

#756E6E

#756E6E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#756E6E is a grey with RGB values 117, 110, 110 and HSL 0°, 3%, 45%. 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

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HEX#756E6E

RGBrgb(117, 110, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4314, 0.4314

RGB percentages45.9%, 43.1%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(0, 3.1%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 6%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 6%, 6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,695,982

CSS custom property--colour: #756E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#8A9191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#71706Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#776D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 3.9 Gray · ΔE 7.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7575

Analogous#756E72, #75726E

Triadic#6E756E, #6E6E75

Split complementary#6E7572, #6E7275

Tetradic#72756E, #6E7575, #726E75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9D6D6

Lighter +30%#C0BCBC

Lighter +20%#A7A2A2

Lighter +10%#8F8787

Darker −10%#5B5555

Darker −20%#403D3D

Darker −30%#262424

Darker −40%#0C0B0B

More saturated +25%#915252

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R117

G110

B110

Red117 (45.9%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)3.08%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6E · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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