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Recognised as Colour

#7E7E81

  • #7E7E81
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7E7E81 is a grey with RGB values 126, 126, 129 and HSL 240°, 1%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E7E81#7E7E81
HEX#7E7E81
RGBrgb(126, 126, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.4941, 0.5059
RGB percentages49.4%, 49.4%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(240, 1.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 2.3%, 50.6%)
CMYK2.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,289,921
CSS custom property--colour: #7E7E81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#81817E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7E81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D7E81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D7E7Fno 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 text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 1.9Dim grey · ΔE 8.6Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 1.87, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81817E
Analogous#7E8081, #807E81
Triadic#817E7E, #7E817E
Split complementary#81807E, #80817E
Tetradic#817E80, #81817E, #7E8180

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E5E6
Lighter +30%#CBCBCD
Lighter +20%#B2B2B3
Lighter +10%#98989A
Darker −10%#656567
Darker −20%#4C4C4D
Darker −30%#323234
Darker −40%#19191A
More saturated +25%#5E5EA1
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R126
G126
B129
Red126 (49.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.18%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7E · G 7E · B 81

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