Colour

#787C86

#787C86
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#787C86 is a grey with RGB values 120, 124, 134 and HSL 223°, 6%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#787C86

RGBrgb(120, 124, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4863, 0.5255

RGB percentages47.1%, 48.6%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(222.9, 5.5%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 10.4%, 52.5%)

CMYK10.4%, 7.5%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,896,198

CSS custom property--colour: #787C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#878379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797D87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#787B86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#757E7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.5 Gray · ΔE 6.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.1 Dim grey · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#868278

Analogous#788386, #7B7886

Triadic#86787C, #7C8678

Split complementary#867B78, #838678

Tetradic#867883, #868278, #78867B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E4E6

Lighter +30%#C9CACE

Lighter +20%#AEB0B6

Lighter +10%#93969E

Darker −10%#60636B

Darker −20%#484A50

Darker −30%#303135

Darker −40%#18181A

More saturated +25%#586EA6

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R120

G124

B134

Red120 (47.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)5.51%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 78 · G 7C · B 86

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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