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Recognised as Colour

#78746A

  • #78746A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78746A is a grey with RGB values 120, 116, 106 and HSL 43°, 6%, 44%. 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

#78746A#78746A
HEX#78746A
RGBrgb(120, 116, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4549, 0.4157
RGB percentages47.1%, 45.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(42.9, 6.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.9, 11.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 11.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,894,122
CSS custom property--colour: #78746A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17524WCAG 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 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#878B95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777469no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#78756Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7B7271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.6Gray · ΔE 7.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Dark grey · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A6E78
Analogous#786D6A, #75786A
Triadic#6A7874, #746A78
Split complementary#6A7578, #6D6A78
Tetradic#6A786D, #6A6E78, #786A75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D8D5
Lighter +30%#C2BFB9
Lighter +20%#AAA69E
Lighter +10%#928E83
Darker −10%#5D5A52
Darker −20%#42403A
Darker −30%#272522
Darker −40%#0C0B0A
More saturated +25%#94804E
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R120
G116
B106
Red120 (47.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue42.86°
Saturation (HSL)6.19%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 74 · B 6A

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