Colour

#79767A

#79767A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#79767A is a grey with RGB values 121, 118, 122 and HSL 285°, 2%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#79767A

RGBrgb(121, 118, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4627, 0.4784

RGB percentages47.5%, 46.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(285, 1.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 3.3%, 47.8%)

CMYK0.8%, 3.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,960,186

CSS custom property--colour: #79767A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#868985

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76777Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#76777Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#797677no 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 text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.4 Dim grey · ΔE 6.2 Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#777A76

Analogous#77767A, #7A7679

Triadic#7A7976, #767A79

Split complementary#797A76, #767A77

Tetradic#7A7776, #777A76, #76797A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDDDF

Lighter +30%#C5C4C5

Lighter +20%#ACAAAC

Lighter +10%#929093

Darker −10%#5F5D60

Darker −20%#464446

Darker −30%#2C2B2C

Darker −40%#121212

More saturated +25%#885898

Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R121

G118

B122

Red121 (47.5%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)1.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 76 · B 7A

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