Colour

#7E7E76

#7E7E76
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7E7E76 is a grey with RGB values 126, 126, 118 and HSL 60°, 3%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E7E76#7E7E76

HEX#7E7E76

RGBrgb(126, 126, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4941, 0.4627

RGB percentages49.4%, 49.4%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(60, 3.3%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 6.3%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,289,910

CSS custom property--colour: #7E7E76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#818189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807D76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#807E76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F7D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.7 Dim grey · ΔE 9.4 Slate grey · ΔE 14.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.73, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#76767E

Analogous#7E7A76, #7A7E76

Triadic#767E7E, #7E767E

Split complementary#767A7E, #7A767E

Tetradic#767E7A, #76767E, #7E767A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E1DF

Lighter +30%#C8C8C5

Lighter +20%#B0B0AA

Lighter +10%#979790

Darker −10%#64645D

Darker −20%#494945

Darker −30%#2F2F2C

Darker −40%#151513

More saturated +25%#9D9D58

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R126

G126

B118

Red126 (49.4%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)3.28%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR 7E · G 7E · B 76

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Colour values

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