Colour

#787A7E

#787A7E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#787A7E is a grey with RGB values 120, 122, 126 and HSL 220°, 2%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#787A7E

RGBrgb(120, 122, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4784, 0.4941

RGB percentages47.1%, 47.8%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(220, 2.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 4.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK4.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,678

CSS custom property--colour: #787A7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#878581

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797A7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#787A7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#777B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.4 Dim grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Dark grey · ΔE 18.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E7C78

Analogous#787D7E, #79787E

Triadic#7E787A, #7A7E78

Split complementary#7E7978, #7D7E78

Tetradic#7E787D, #7E7C78, #787E79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E1E2

Lighter +30%#C6C7C9

Lighter +20%#ACADB0

Lighter +10%#929497

Darker −10%#5F6164

Darker −20%#46474A

Darker −30%#2D2E30

Darker −40%#141516

More saturated +25%#59709D

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R120

G122

B126

Red120 (47.1%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)2.44%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 7A · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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