Colour

#76797A

#76797A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#76797A is a grey with RGB values 118, 121, 122 and HSL 195°, 2%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#76797A#76797A

HEX#76797A

RGBrgb(118, 121, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.4745, 0.4784

RGB percentages46.3%, 47.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(195, 1.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 3.3%, 47.8%)

CMYK3.3%, 0.8%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,764,346

CSS custom property--colour: #76797A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#898685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78797Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#78787Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#757979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.3 Dim grey · ΔE 6.3 Slate grey · ΔE 10 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.26, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A7776

Analogous#767A79, #76777A

Triadic#7A7679, #797A76

Split complementary#7A7677, #7A7976

Tetradic#79767A, #7A7776, #777A76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDDEDF

Lighter +30%#C4C5C5

Lighter +20%#AAACAC

Lighter +10%#909293

Darker −10%#5D5F60

Darker −20%#444646

Darker −30%#2B2C2C

Darker −40%#121212

More saturated +25%#588898

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R118

G121

B122

Red118 (46.3%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)1.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 76 · G 79 · B 7A

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