Colour

#7C706E

#7C706E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#7C706E is a grey with RGB values 124, 112, 110 and HSL 9°, 6%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7C706E

RGBrgb(124, 112, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4392, 0.4314

RGB percentages48.6%, 43.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(8.6, 6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 11.3%, 48.6%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 11.3%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,155,246

CSS custom property--colour: #7C706E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#838F91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#72716Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7F6F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 7.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7A7C

Analogous#7C6E73, #7C776E

Triadic#6E7C70, #706E7C

Split complementary#6E7C77, #6E737C

Tetradic#737C6E, #6E7A7C, #776E7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDD9D9

Lighter +30%#C5BFBE

Lighter +20%#ADA4A3

Lighter +10%#958A88

Darker −10%#615856

Darker −20%#463F3E

Darker −30%#2B2726

Darker −40%#100E0E

More saturated +25%#995B51

Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R124

G112

B110

Red124 (48.6%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)5.98%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7C · G 70 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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