Colour

#7E8980

#7E8980
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7E8980 is a grey with RGB values 126, 137, 128 and HSL 131°, 4%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E8980#7E8980

HEX#7E8980

RGBrgb(126, 137, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.5373, 0.502

RGB percentages49.4%, 53.7%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(130.9, 4.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 8%, 53.7%)

CMYK8%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,292,736

CSS custom property--colour: #7E8980;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#81767F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898780no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#878680no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7D8986no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.2 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#897E87

Analogous#82897E, #7E8985

Triadic#807E89, #89807E

Split complementary#857E89, #897E82

Tetradic#7E8289, #897E87, #89857E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EAE9

Lighter +30%#CED2CF

Lighter +20%#B3BAB4

Lighter +10%#99A19A

Darker −10%#656F67

Darker −20%#4D544E

Darker −30%#353935

Darker −40%#1C1F1D

More saturated +25%#5FA86C

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R126

G137

B128

Red126 (49.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue130.91°

Saturation (HSL)4.45%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7E · G 89 · B 80

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