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Recognised as Colour

#7C727E

  • #7C727E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7C727E is a grey with RGB values 124, 114, 126 and HSL 290°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7C727E#7C727E
HEX#7C727E
RGBrgb(124, 114, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4471, 0.4941
RGB percentages48.6%, 44.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(290, 5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 9.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK1.6%, 9.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,155,774
CSS custom property--colour: #7C727E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#838D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71747Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#73757Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C7376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.2Dim grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5Dark grey · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747E72
Analogous#76727E, #7E727A
Triadic#7E7C72, #727E7C
Split complementary#7A7E72, #727E76
Tetradic#7E7672, #747E72, #727A7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDCE0
Lighter +30%#C6C2C7
Lighter +20%#AEA7AF
Lighter +10%#958C97
Darker −10%#625A63
Darker −20%#474248
Darker −30%#2D292E
Darker −40%#131113
More saturated +25%#90549C
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R124
G114
B126
Red124 (48.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 72 · B 7E

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