Colour

#78717E

#78717E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#78717E is a grey with RGB values 120, 113, 126 and HSL 272°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#78717E

RGBrgb(120, 113, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4431, 0.4941

RGB percentages47.1%, 44.3%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(272.3, 5.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.3, 10.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK4.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,893,374

CSS custom property--colour: #78717E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#878E81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F737Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#70747Eno 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 5.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 9.2 Gray · ΔE 9.5 Slate grey · ΔE 9.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Dark grey · ΔE 22.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#777E71

Analogous#72717E, #7E717D

Triadic#7E7871, #717E78

Split complementary#7D7E71, #717E71

Tetradic#7E7171, #777E71, #717D7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDCDF

Lighter +30%#C4C1C7

Lighter +20%#ABA6AF

Lighter +10%#918B97

Darker −10%#5E5963

Darker −20%#454148

Darker −30%#2B292D

Darker −40%#121112

More saturated +25%#7A539C

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R120

G113

B126

Red120 (47.1%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue272.31°

Saturation (HSL)5.44%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 71 · B 7E

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Colour values

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