Colour

#7E7270

#7E7270
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7E7270 is a grey with RGB values 126, 114, 112 and HSL 9°, 6%, 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

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HEX#7E7270

RGBrgb(126, 114, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4471, 0.4392

RGB percentages49.4%, 44.7%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(8.6, 5.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 11.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.5%, 11.1%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,286,832

CSS custom property--colour: #7E7270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 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#818D8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#777570no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#817171no 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 text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.8 Dim grey · ΔE 6.9 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#707C7E

Analogous#7E7075, #7E7970

Triadic#707E72, #72707E

Split complementary#707E79, #70757E

Tetradic#757E70, #707C7E, #79707E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDCDB

Lighter +30%#C7C1C0

Lighter +20%#AFA6A5

Lighter +10%#978C8A

Darker −10%#635A58

Darker −20%#484140

Darker −30%#2D2928

Darker −40%#121010

More saturated +25%#9C5D52

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R126

G114

B112

Red126 (49.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue8.57°

Saturation (HSL)5.88%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7E · G 72 · B 70

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