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Recognised as Colour

#796F77

  • #796F77
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#796F77 is a grey with RGB values 121, 111, 119 and HSL 312°, 4%, 45%. 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

#796F77#796F77
HEX#796F77
RGBrgb(121, 111, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4353, 0.4667
RGB percentages47.5%, 43.5%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(312, 4.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 8.3%, 47.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 1.7%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,958,391
CSS custom property--colour: #796F77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#869088

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F7177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#717277no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7A6F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 7.2Gray · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7Dark grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 7.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F7971
Analogous#766F79, #796F72
Triadic#77796F, #6F7779
Split complementary#72796F, #6F7976
Tetradic#79766F, #6F7971, #6F7279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCD8DB
Lighter +30%#C3BEC2
Lighter +20%#ABA3A9
Lighter +10%#928990
Darker −10%#5E575D
Darker −20%#443E43
Darker −30%#292629
Darker −40%#0F0D0E
More saturated +25%#965288
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R121
G111
B119
Red121 (47.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)4.31%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 79 · G 6F · B 77

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