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Colour

#78686A

  • #78686A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78686A is a grey with RGB values 120, 104, 106 and HSL 353°, 7%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78686A#78686A
HEX#78686A
RGBrgb(120, 104, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4078, 0.4157
RGB percentages47.1%, 40.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(352.5, 7.1%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 13.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 11.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,891,050
CSS custom property--colour: #78686A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#879795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6A6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6D6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6769no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.9Gray · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#687876
Analogous#786872, #786E68
Triadic#6A7868, #686A78
Split complementary#68786E, #687278
Tetradic#727868, #687876, #6E6878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D3D4
Lighter +30%#C1B8B9
Lighter +20%#AA9C9E
Lighter +10%#928183
Darker −10%#5D5052
Darker −20%#41393A
Darker −30%#262122
Darker −40%#0B0909
More saturated +25%#944C55
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R120
G104
B106
Red120 (47.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)7.14%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 68 · B 6A

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