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Recognised as Colour

#7E757B

  • #7E757B
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7E757B is a grey with RGB values 126, 117, 123 and HSL 320°, 4%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E757B#7E757B
HEX#7E757B
RGBrgb(126, 117, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4588, 0.4824
RGB percentages49.4%, 45.9%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(320, 3.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 7.1%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 2.4%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,287,611
CSS custom property--colour: #7E757B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#818A84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75777Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#77787Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7F7577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.1Dim grey · ΔE 7.7Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#757E78
Analogous#7C757E, #7E7576
Triadic#7B7E75, #757B7E
Split complementary#767E75, #757E7D
Tetradic#7E7C75, #757E78, #75767E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1DEE0
Lighter +30%#C8C4C7
Lighter +20%#B0A9AE
Lighter +10%#978F94
Darker −10%#645C61
Darker −20%#494447
Darker −30%#2F2B2E
Darker −40%#141314
More saturated +25%#9C5785
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R126
G117
B123
Red126 (49.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)3.7%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 75 · B 7B

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