Recognised as Colour

#7E717A

#7E717A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7E717A is a grey with RGB values 126, 113, 122 and HSL 318°, 5%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E717A#7E717A

HEX#7E717A

RGBrgb(126, 113, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4431, 0.4784

RGB percentages49.4%, 44.3%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(318.5, 5.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 10.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 3.2%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,286,586

CSS custom property--colour: #7E717A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#818E85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71737Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#74757Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#807174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.7 Dim grey · ΔE 8.8 Slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#717E75

Analogous#7B717E, #7E7173

Triadic#7A7E71, #717A7E

Split complementary#737E71, #717E7B

Tetradic#7E7B71, #717E75, #71737E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDCDE

Lighter +30%#C7C1C5

Lighter +20%#AFA6AC

Lighter +10%#978B93

Darker −10%#635960

Darker −20%#484146

Darker −30%#2D292C

Darker −40%#121112

More saturated +25%#9C5385

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R126

G113

B122

Red126 (49.4%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue318.46°

Saturation (HSL)5.44%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 71 · B 7A

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