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Recognised as Colour

#77696E

  • #77696E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#77696E is a grey with RGB values 119, 105, 110 and HSL 339°, 6%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#77696E#77696E
HEX#77696E
RGBrgb(119, 105, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.4118, 0.4314
RGB percentages46.7%, 41.2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(338.6, 6.3%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 11.8%, 46.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 7.6%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,825,774
CSS custom property--colour: #77696E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#889691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6B6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6D6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79696Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7Gray · ΔE 10.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697772
Analogous#776975, #776B69
Triadic#6E7769, #696E77
Split complementary#69776B, #697577
Tetradic#757769, #697772, #6B6977

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D3D5
Lighter +30%#C1B8BB
Lighter +20%#A99DA1
Lighter +10%#918287
Darker −10%#5C5155
Darker −20%#41393C
Darker −30%#262123
Darker −40%#0B090A
More saturated +25%#934D66
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R119
G105
B110
Red119 (46.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 77 · G 69 · B 6E

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