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Recognised as Colour

#7A736E

  • #7A736E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#7A736E is a grey with RGB values 122, 115, 110 and HSL 25°, 5%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#7A736E#7A736E
HEX#7A736E
RGBrgb(122, 115, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.451, 0.4314
RGB percentages47.8%, 45.1%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(25, 5.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25, 9.8%, 47.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.7%, 9.8%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,024,942
CSS custom property--colour: #7A736E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#858C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75736Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#77756Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D7272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 6.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E757A
Analogous#7A6E6F, #7A796E
Triadic#6E7A73, #736E7A
Split complementary#6E7A79, #6E6F7A
Tetradic#6F7A6E, #6E757A, #796E7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDAD8
Lighter +30%#C4C0BD
Lighter +20%#ACA6A2
Lighter +10%#938D88
Darker −10%#5F5A56
Darker −20%#44403E
Darker −30%#2A2725
Darker −40%#0F0E0D
More saturated +25%#976E51
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R122
G115
B110
Red122 (47.8%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue25°
Saturation (HSL)5.17%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7A · G 73 · B 6E

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