Recognised as Colour

#7C7C7C

#7C7C7C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7C7C7C is a grey with RGB values 124, 124, 124 and HSL 0°, 0%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7C7C7C#7C7C7C

HEX#7C7C7C

RGBrgb(124, 124, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4863, 0.4863

RGB percentages48.6%, 48.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 48.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,158,332

CSS custom property--colour: #7C7C7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#838383

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C7C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7C7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#7C7C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 1.6 Dim grey · ΔE 7.6 Slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 1.57, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7C7C

Analogous#7C7C7C, #7C7C7C

Triadic#7C7C7C, #7C7C7C

Split complementary#7C7C7C, #7C7C7C

Tetradic#7C7C7C, #7C7C7C, #7C7C7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E2E2

Lighter +30%#C9C9C9

Lighter +20%#AFAFAF

Lighter +10%#969696

Darker −10%#626262

Darker −20%#494949

Darker −30%#2F2F2F

Darker −40%#161616

More saturated +25%#9B5D5D

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R124

G124

B124

Red124 (48.6%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 7C · G 7C · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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