Colour

#7E7B7E

#7E7B7E
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7E7B7E is a grey with RGB values 126, 123, 126 and HSL 300°, 1%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E7B7E#7E7B7E

HEX#7E7B7E

RGBrgb(126, 123, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4824, 0.4941

RGB percentages49.4%, 48.2%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(300, 1.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 2.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 2.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,289,150

CSS custom property--colour: #7E7B7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#818481

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7C7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7C7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7E7B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 2.7 Dim grey · ΔE 7.8 Slate grey · ΔE 10.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 2.67, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7E7B

Analogous#7D7B7E, #7E7B7D

Triadic#7E7E7B, #7B7E7E

Split complementary#7D7E7B, #7B7E7D

Tetradic#7E7D7B, #7B7E7B, #7B7D7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E2E3

Lighter +30%#CAC8CA

Lighter +20%#B0AFB0

Lighter +10%#979597

Darker −10%#646264

Darker −20%#4A494A

Darker −30%#312F31

Darker −40%#171617

More saturated +25%#9D5C9D

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R126

G123

B126

Red126 (49.4%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)1.2%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 7E · G 7B · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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