Colour

#787B74

#787B74
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#787B74 is a grey with RGB values 120, 123, 116 and HSL 86°, 3%, 47%. 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#787B74

RGBrgb(120, 123, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4824, 0.4549

RGB percentages47.1%, 48.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(85.7, 2.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 5.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK2.4%, 0%, 5.7%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,895,924

CSS custom property--colour: #787B74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 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#87848B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7A74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#787A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 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 4.9 Dim grey · ΔE 8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.89, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77747B

Analogous#7B7A74, #747B74

Triadic#74787B, #7B7478

Split complementary#74747B, #7A747B

Tetradic#747B7A, #77747B, #7B7474

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDEDD

Lighter +30%#C4C6C2

Lighter +20%#ABADA8

Lighter +10%#91948E

Darker −10%#5E615B

Darker −20%#454742

Darker −30%#2B2C2A

Darker −40%#121211

More saturated +25%#7C9956

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R120

G123

B116

Red120 (47.1%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue85.71°

Saturation (HSL)2.93%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 78 · G 7B · B 74

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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