Colour

#79706E

#79706E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#79706E is a grey with RGB values 121, 112, 110 and HSL 11°, 5%, 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

#79706E#79706E

HEX#79706E

RGBrgb(121, 112, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4392, 0.4314

RGB percentages47.5%, 43.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(10.9, 4.8%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 9.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 9.1%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,638

CSS custom property--colour: #79706E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.5 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 black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#868F91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72716Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#74736Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 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 text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.3 Gray · ΔE 6.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7779

Analogous#796E72, #79766E

Triadic#6E7970, #706E79

Split complementary#6E7976, #6E7279

Tetradic#72796E, #6E7779, #766E79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD8D8

Lighter +30%#C3BEBD

Lighter +20%#ABA4A2

Lighter +10%#928A88

Darker −10%#5E5756

Darker −20%#443F3D

Darker −30%#292625

Darker −40%#0E0D0D

More saturated +25%#965E51

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R121

G112

B110

Red121 (47.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)4.76%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 70 · B 6E

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