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Recognised as Colour

#7E7979

  • #7E7979
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7E7979 is a grey with RGB values 126, 121, 121 and HSL 0°, 2%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E7979#7E7979
HEX#7E7979
RGBrgb(126, 121, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4745, 0.4745
RGB percentages49.4%, 47.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(0, 2%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 4%, 49.4%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 4%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,288,633
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#818686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7A79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7A79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F7979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.1Dim grey · ΔE 7.1Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.08, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#797E7E
Analogous#7E797C, #7E7C79
Triadic#797E79, #79797E
Split complementary#797E7C, #797C7E
Tetradic#7C7E79, #797E7E, #7C797E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E1E1
Lighter +30%#C9C7C7
Lighter +20%#B0ADAD
Lighter +10%#979393
Darker −10%#646060
Darker −20%#4A4747
Darker −30%#302E2E
Darker −40%#161515
More saturated +25%#9D5A5A
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R126
G121
B121
Red126 (49.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.02%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 7E · G 79 · B 79

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