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Recognised as Colour

#7A7E87

  • #7A7E87
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7A7E87 is a grey with RGB values 122, 126, 135 and HSL 222°, 5%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7A7E87#7A7E87
HEX#7A7E87
RGBrgb(122, 126, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.4784, 0.4941, 0.5294
RGB percentages47.8%, 49.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(221.5, 5.1%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 9.6%, 52.9%)
CMYK9.6%, 6.7%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,027,783
CSS custom property--colour: #7A7E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#858178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B7E87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A7D87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#778081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.5Slate grey · ΔE 5.8Light slate grey · ΔE 7.1Dim grey · ΔE 9.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87837A
Analogous#7A8487, #7D7A87
Triadic#877A7E, #7E877A
Split complementary#877D7A, #84877A
Tetradic#877A84, #87837A, #7A877D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E6E8
Lighter +30%#CACCD0
Lighter +20%#B0B2B7
Lighter +10%#95989F
Darker −10%#62656C
Darker −20%#4A4C51
Darker −30%#313337
Darker −40%#191A1C
More saturated +25%#5A72A7
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R122
G126
B135
Red122 (47.8%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)5.14%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7A · G 7E · B 87

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