Colour

#756F72

#756F72
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#756F72 is a grey with RGB values 117, 111, 114 and HSL 330°, 3%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#756F72#756F72

HEX#756F72

RGBrgb(117, 111, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.4353, 0.4471

RGB percentages45.9%, 43.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(330, 2.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 5.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 5.1%, 2.6%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,696,242

CSS custom property--colour: #756F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#8A908D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F7072no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#717172no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#766F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.3 Gray · ΔE 6.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Dark grey · ΔE 22 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.29, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F7572

Analogous#756F75, #756F6F

Triadic#72756F, #6F7275

Split complementary#6F756F, #6F7575

Tetradic#75756F, #6F7572, #6F6F75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9D7D8

Lighter +30%#C0BDBF

Lighter +20%#A7A3A5

Lighter +10%#8F888B

Darker −10%#5B5659

Darker −20%#413D3F

Darker −30%#262525

Darker −40%#0C0C0C

More saturated +25%#925272

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R117

G111

B114

Red117 (45.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)2.63%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 6F · B 72

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