Recognised as Colour

#7B8C8B

#7B8C8B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7B8C8B is a grey with RGB values 123, 140, 139 and HSL 176°, 7%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7B8C8B#7B8C8B

HEX#7B8C8B

RGBrgb(123, 140, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4824, 0.549, 0.5451

RGB percentages48.2%, 54.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(176.5, 6.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 12.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK12.1%, 0%, 0.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,096,907

CSS custom property--colour: #7B8C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#847374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8A8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#86878Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#768D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Dim grey · ΔE 14.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C7B7C

Analogous#7B8C83, #7B858C

Triadic#8B7B8C, #8C8B7B

Split complementary#8C7B85, #8C837B

Tetradic#837B8C, #8C7B7C, #858C7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EBEB

Lighter +30%#CDD3D3

Lighter +20%#B2BBBB

Lighter +10%#96A4A3

Darker −10%#637170

Darker −20%#4B5655

Darker −30%#333B3A

Darker −40%#1B201F

More saturated +25%#5CABA6

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R123

G140

B139

Red123 (48.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue176.47°

Saturation (HSL)6.88%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7B · G 8C · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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