Colour

#75736D

#75736D
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#75736D is a grey with RGB values 117, 115, 109 and HSL 45°, 4%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#75736D#75736D

HEX#75736D

RGBrgb(117, 115, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.451, 0.4275

RGB percentages45.9%, 45.1%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(45, 3.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 6.8%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 6.8%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,697,261

CSS custom property--colour: #75736D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#8A8C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#74736Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#777271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4 Gray · ΔE 6.3 Slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Dark grey · ΔE 21.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D6F75

Analogous#756F6D, #73756D

Triadic#6D7573, #736D75

Split complementary#6D7375, #6F6D75

Tetradic#6D756F, #6D6F75, #756D73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8D8D6

Lighter +30%#C0BFBB

Lighter +20%#A7A6A1

Lighter +10%#8F8D86

Darker −10%#5B5954

Darker −20%#403F3C

Darker −30%#262523

Darker −40%#0B0B0B

More saturated +25%#918151

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R117

G115

B109

Red117 (45.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)3.54%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 73 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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