Colour

#75736F

#75736F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#75736F is a grey with RGB values 117, 115, 111 and HSL 40°, 3%, 45%. 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

#75736F#75736F

HEX#75736F

RGBrgb(117, 115, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.451, 0.4353

RGB percentages45.9%, 45.1%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(40, 2.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(40, 5.1%, 45.9%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 5.1%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,697,263

CSS custom property--colour: #75736F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#8A8C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#767272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.8 Gray · ΔE 5.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.78, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F7175

Analogous#75706F, #74756F

Triadic#6F7573, #736F75

Split complementary#6F7475, #706F75

Tetradic#6F7570, #6F7175, #756F74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9D8D7

Lighter +30%#C0BFBD

Lighter +20%#A7A6A3

Lighter +10%#8F8D88

Darker −10%#5B5956

Darker −20%#41403D

Darker −30%#262625

Darker −40%#0C0C0C

More saturated +25%#927D52

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R117

G115

B111

Red117 (45.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue40°

Saturation (HSL)2.63%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 75 · G 73 · B 6F

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