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Colour

#787D79

  • #787D79
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#787D79 is a grey with RGB values 120, 125, 121 and HSL 132°, 2%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#787D79#787D79
HEX#787D79
RGBrgb(120, 125, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.4902, 0.4745
RGB percentages47.1%, 49%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(132, 2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132, 4%, 49%)
CMYK4%, 0%, 3.2%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,896,441
CSS custom property--colour: #787D79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#878286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7B79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#777D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.5Dim grey · ΔE 8.1Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.52, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D787C
Analogous#797D78, #787D7B
Triadic#79787D, #7D7978
Split complementary#7B787D, #7D7879
Tetradic#78797D, #7D787C, #7D7B78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E1E0
Lighter +30%#C6C8C6
Lighter +20%#ACAFAD
Lighter +10%#929693
Darker −10%#5F6360
Darker −20%#464947
Darker −30%#2D2F2D
Darker −40%#141514
More saturated +25%#599C67
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R120
G125
B121
Red120 (47.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue132°
Saturation (HSL)2.04%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 78 · G 7D · B 79

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