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Colour

#78707E

  • #78707E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78707E is a grey with RGB values 120, 112, 126 and HSL 274°, 6%, 47%. 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

#78707E#78707E
HEX#78707E
RGBrgb(120, 112, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4392, 0.4941
RGB percentages47.1%, 43.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(274.3, 5.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 11.1%, 49.4%)
CMYK4.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,893,118
CSS custom property--colour: #78707E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#878F81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E727Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#70737Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#777275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 10Gray · ΔE 10.3Light slate grey · ΔE 12Dark grey · ΔE 22.7Rosy brown · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#767E70
Analogous#71707E, #7E707D
Triadic#7E7870, #707E78
Split complementary#7D7E70, #707E71
Tetradic#7E7170, #767E70, #707D7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDBDF
Lighter +30%#C4C0C7
Lighter +20%#ABA5AF
Lighter +10%#918A97
Darker −10%#5E5863
Darker −20%#454048
Darker −30%#2B282D
Darker −40%#111012
More saturated +25%#7C529C
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R120
G112
B126
Red120 (47.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)5.88%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 78 · G 70 · B 7E

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