Recognised as Colour

#7D8A8A

#7D8A8A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7D8A8A is a grey with RGB values 125, 138, 138 and HSL 180°, 5%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#7D8A8A

RGBrgb(125, 138, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.4902, 0.5412, 0.5412

RGB percentages49%, 54.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(180, 5.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 9.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK9.4%, 0%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,227,466

CSS custom property--colour: #7D8A8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#827575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88898Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#85878Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#798B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 10 Dim grey · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 13.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A7D7D

Analogous#7D8A84, #7D848A

Triadic#8A7D8A, #8A8A7D

Split complementary#8A7D84, #8A847D

Tetradic#847D8A, #8A7D7D, #848A7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EBEB

Lighter +30%#CED2D2

Lighter +20%#B3BABA

Lighter +10%#98A2A2

Darker −10%#647070

Darker −20%#4C5555

Darker −30%#343A3A

Darker −40%#1C1F1F

More saturated +25%#5EA9A9

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R125

G138

B138

Red125 (49%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)5.26%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 7D · G 8A · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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