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Recognised as Colour

#796E7D

  • #796E7D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#796E7D is a grey with RGB values 121, 110, 125 and HSL 284°, 6%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#796E7D#796E7D
HEX#796E7D
RGBrgb(121, 110, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4314, 0.4902
RGB percentages47.5%, 43.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(284, 6.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 12%, 49%)
CMYK3.2%, 12%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,958,141
CSS custom property--colour: #796E7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#869182

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C717Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F727Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#796F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 11.4Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Dark grey · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727D6E
Analogous#726E7D, #7D6E7A
Triadic#7D796E, #6E7D79
Split complementary#7A7D6E, #6E7D72
Tetradic#7D726E, #727D6E, #6E7A7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDD9DE
Lighter +30%#C4BEC6
Lighter +20%#ABA3AE
Lighter +10%#928896
Darker −10%#5F5662
Darker −20%#443E47
Darker −30%#2A262C
Darker −40%#100F10
More saturated +25%#87519A
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R121
G110
B125
Red121 (47.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)6.38%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 6E · B 7D

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