Colour

#7C7F8A

#7C7F8A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7C7F8A is a grey with RGB values 124, 127, 138 and HSL 227°, 6%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7C7F8A#7C7F8A

HEX#7C7F8A

RGBrgb(124, 127, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.498, 0.5412

RGB percentages48.6%, 49.8%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(227.1, 5.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 10.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK10.1%, 8%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,159,114

CSS custom property--colour: #7C7F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#838075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C808Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#798182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.4 Gray · ΔE 6.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Dim grey · ΔE 11 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A877C

Analogous#7C868A, #807C8A

Triadic#8A7C7F, #7F8A7C

Split complementary#8A807C, #868A7C

Tetradic#8A7C86, #8A877C, #7C8A80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E8EA

Lighter +30%#CDCED2

Lighter +20%#B2B4BA

Lighter +10%#9799A2

Darker −10%#64666F

Darker −20%#4B4D55

Darker −30%#33353A

Darker −40%#1B1C1F

More saturated +25%#5D6DA9

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R124

G127

B138

Red124 (48.6%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)5.65%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7C · G 7F · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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