Recognised as Colour

#7B858B

#7B858B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7B858B is a grey with RGB values 123, 133, 139 and HSL 202°, 6%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#7B858B

RGBrgb(123, 133, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.5216, 0.5451

RGB percentages48.2%, 52.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(202.5, 6.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 11.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK11.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,095,115

CSS custom property--colour: #7B858B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#847A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82858Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#80838Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#778787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.2 Slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.7 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 15.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B817B

Analogous#7B8B89, #7B7D8B

Triadic#8B7B85, #858B7B

Split complementary#8B7B7D, #8B897B

Tetradic#897B8B, #8B817B, #7D8B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E9EA

Lighter +30%#CCD0D3

Lighter +20%#B1B7BB

Lighter +10%#969EA3

Darker −10%#636B70

Darker −20%#4B5155

Darker −30%#33373A

Darker −40%#1B1D1F

More saturated +25%#5C8DAA

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R123

G133

B139

Red123 (48.2%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue202.5°

Saturation (HSL)6.45%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7B · G 85 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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