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Colour

#78706E

  • #78706E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78706E is a grey with RGB values 120, 112, 110 and HSL 12°, 4%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78706E#78706E
HEX#78706E
RGBrgb(120, 112, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4392, 0.4314
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.9%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(12, 4.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 8.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.7%, 8.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,102
CSS custom property--colour: #78706E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#878F91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72716Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#73726Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6F6Fno 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 text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 4.9Gray · ΔE 6.7Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Dark grey · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E7678
Analogous#786E71, #78756E
Triadic#6E7870, #706E78
Split complementary#6E7875, #6E7178
Tetradic#71786E, #6E7678, #756E78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD8D7
Lighter +30%#C2BEBD
Lighter +20%#AAA4A2
Lighter +10%#918A88
Darker −10%#5D5756
Darker −20%#433E3D
Darker −30%#282525
Darker −40%#0E0D0C
More saturated +25%#955F51
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R120
G112
B110
Red120 (47.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)4.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 70 · B 6E

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