Colour

#79706F

#79706F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#79706F is a grey with RGB values 121, 112, 111 and HSL 6°, 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

#79706F#79706F

HEX#79706F

RGBrgb(121, 112, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4392, 0.4353

RGB percentages47.5%, 43.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(6, 4.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6, 8.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 8.3%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,639

CSS custom property--colour: #79706F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 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#868F90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

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

Tritanopia#7B6F70no 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 5.2 Gray · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F7879

Analogous#796F73, #79756F

Triadic#6F7970, #706F79

Split complementary#6F7975, #6F7379

Tetradic#73796F, #6F7879, #756F79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCD9D8

Lighter +30%#C3BEBE

Lighter +20%#ABA4A3

Lighter +10%#928A89

Darker −10%#5E5757

Darker −20%#443F3E

Darker −30%#292626

Darker −40%#0F0E0D

More saturated +25%#965952

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R121

G112

B111

Red121 (47.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue6°

Saturation (HSL)4.31%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 70 · B 6F

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