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Colour

#78766D

  • #78766D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#78766D is a grey with RGB values 120, 118, 109 and HSL 49°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#78766D#78766D
HEX#78766D
RGBrgb(120, 118, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4627, 0.4275
RGB percentages47.1%, 46.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(49.1, 4.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 9.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 9.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,894,637
CSS custom property--colour: #78766D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#878992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78756Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#79766Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.7Dim grey · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6F78
Analogous#78706D, #74786D
Triadic#6D7876, #766D78
Split complementary#6D7478, #706D78
Tetradic#6D7870, #6D6F78, #786D74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADAD7
Lighter +30%#C2C1BC
Lighter +20%#AAA8A1
Lighter +10%#929086
Darker −10%#5D5C55
Darker −20%#43413C
Darker −30%#282724
Darker −40%#0D0D0C
More saturated +25%#958850
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R120
G118
B109
Red120 (47.1%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)4.8%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 76 · B 6D

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