Colour

#7C7E74

#7C7E74
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7C7E74 is a grey with RGB values 124, 126, 116 and HSL 72°, 4%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#7C7E74

RGBrgb(124, 126, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.4941, 0.4549

RGB percentages48.6%, 49.4%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(72, 4.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72, 7.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK1.6%, 0%, 7.9%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,158,836

CSS custom property--colour: #7C7E74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#83818B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807D73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7D74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7D7D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6 Dim grey · ΔE 9.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76747E

Analogous#7E7B74, #777E74

Triadic#747C7E, #7E747C

Split complementary#74777E, #7B747E

Tetradic#747E7B, #76747E, #7E7477

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E0DE

Lighter +30%#C7C8C3

Lighter +20%#AEAFA9

Lighter +10%#95978E

Darker −10%#62635C

Darker −20%#484943

Darker −30%#2E2E2B

Darker −40%#131412

More saturated +25%#8E9C56

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R124

G126

B116

Red124 (48.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue72°

Saturation (HSL)4.13%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7C · G 7E · B 74

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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