Colour

#786D74

#786D74
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#786D74 is a grey with RGB values 120, 109, 116 and HSL 322°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#786D74

RGBrgb(120, 109, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4275, 0.4549

RGB percentages47.1%, 42.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(321.8, 4.8%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.8, 9.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 9.2%, 3.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,892,340

CSS custom property--colour: #786D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#87928B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#707174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#796D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Gray · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D7871

Analogous#766D78, #786D6E

Triadic#74786D, #6D7478

Split complementary#6E786D, #6D7876

Tetradic#78766D, #6D7871, #6D6E78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAD7D9

Lighter +30%#C2BCC0

Lighter +20%#AAA1A7

Lighter +10%#92868E

Darker −10%#5D555A

Darker −20%#433C40

Darker −30%#282426

Darker −40%#0D0C0D

More saturated +25%#95507C

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R120

G109

B116

Red120 (47.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue321.82°

Saturation (HSL)4.8%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 6D · B 74

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