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Recognised as Colour

#7C808C

  • #7C808C
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7C808C is a grey with RGB values 124, 128, 140 and HSL 225°, 7%, 52%. 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

#7C808C#7C808C
HEX#7C808C
RGBrgb(124, 128, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.502, 0.549
RGB percentages48.6%, 50.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(225, 6.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 11.4%, 54.9%)
CMYK11.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,159,372
CSS custom property--colour: #7C808C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#837F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D818Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C808Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#798284no 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 text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.9Light slate grey · ΔE 5.8Gray · ΔE 7.1Dim grey · ΔE 11.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.1Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C887C
Analogous#7C888C, #807C8C
Triadic#8C7C80, #808C7C
Split complementary#8C807C, #888C7C
Tetradic#8C7C88, #8C887C, #7C8C80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E9EB
Lighter +30%#CDCFD4
Lighter +20%#B2B5BC
Lighter +10%#979AA4
Darker −10%#646771
Darker −20%#4C4E56
Darker −30%#34363B
Darker −40%#1C1D20
More saturated +25%#5D71AB
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R124
G128
B140
Red124 (48.6%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)6.5%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7C · G 80 · B 8C

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