Colour

#7B7874

#7B7874
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7B7874 is a grey with RGB values 123, 120, 116 and HSL 34°, 3%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#7B7874

RGBrgb(123, 120, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.4706, 0.4549

RGB percentages48.2%, 47.1%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(34.3, 2.9%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 5.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 5.7%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,091,764

CSS custom property--colour: #7B7874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#84878B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797874no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#7C7777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4 Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.99, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74777B

Analogous#7B7474, #7A7B74

Triadic#747B78, #78747B

Split complementary#747A7B, #74747B

Tetradic#747B74, #74777B, #7B747A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEDEDD

Lighter +30%#C6C4C2

Lighter +20%#ADABA8

Lighter +10%#94918E

Darker −10%#615E5B

Darker −20%#474542

Darker −30%#2C2B2A

Darker −40%#121211

More saturated +25%#997C56

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R123

G120

B116

Red123 (48.2%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue34.29°

Saturation (HSL)2.93%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7B · G 78 · B 74

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