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Recognised as Colour

#7C7A73

  • #7C7A73
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7C7A73 is a grey with RGB values 124, 122, 115 and HSL 47°, 4%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7C7A73#7C7A73
HEX#7C7A73
RGBrgb(124, 122, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4784, 0.451
RGB percentages48.6%, 47.8%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(46.7, 3.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 7.3%, 48.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.6%, 7.3%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,157,811
CSS custom property--colour: #7C7A73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#83858C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C7A73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C7A73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#7E7978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.8Dim grey · ΔE 8Slate grey · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16Dark grey · ΔE 18.5Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73757C
Analogous#7C7673, #797C73
Triadic#737C7A, #7A737C
Split complementary#73797C, #76737C
Tetradic#737C76, #73757C, #7C7379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDEDC
Lighter +30%#C6C5C2
Lighter +20%#AEACA7
Lighter +10%#95938D
Darker −10%#62605A
Darker −20%#474642
Darker −30%#2D2C29
Darker −40%#121211
More saturated +25%#9A8B55
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R124
G122
B115
Red124 (48.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)3.77%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7C · G 7A · B 73

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