Colour

#786A79

#786A79
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#786A79 is a grey with RGB values 120, 106, 121 and HSL 296°, 7%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#786A79

RGBrgb(120, 106, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4157, 0.4745

RGB percentages47.1%, 41.6%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(296, 6.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296, 12.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK0.8%, 12.4%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,891,577

CSS custom property--colour: #786A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#879586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#696D7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6F78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#796B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Rosy brown · ΔE 23 Dark grey · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B796A

Analogous#716A79, #796A72

Triadic#79786A, #6A7978

Split complementary#72796A, #6A7970

Tetradic#79706A, #6B796A, #6A7279

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAD5DA

Lighter +30%#C2BAC2

Lighter +20%#AA9FAA

Lighter +10%#928393

Darker −10%#5D525E

Darker −20%#423A43

Darker −30%#272327

Darker −40%#0C0B0C

More saturated +25%#914E95

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R120

G106

B121

Red120 (47.1%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue296°

Saturation (HSL)6.61%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6A · B 79

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Colour values

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