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Recognised as Colour

#7E8C88

  • #7E8C88
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#7E8C88 is a grey with RGB values 126, 140, 136 and HSL 163°, 6%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#7E8C88#7E8C88
HEX#7E8C88
RGBrgb(126, 140, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.4941, 0.549, 0.5333
RGB percentages49.4%, 54.9%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(162.9, 5.7%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 10%, 54.9%)
CMYK10%, 0%, 2.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,293,512
CSS custom property--colour: #7E8C88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24969WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#817377

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#888888no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.5Dim grey · ΔE 13.9Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C7E82
Analogous#7E8C81, #7E898C
Triadic#887E8C, #8C887E
Split complementary#8C7E89, #8C817E
Tetradic#817E8C, #8C7E82, #898C7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAECEB
Lighter +30%#CFD4D3
Lighter +20%#B4BCBA
Lighter +10%#99A4A1
Darker −10%#65726E
Darker −20%#4D5754
Darker −30%#353C3A
Darker −40%#1D2120
More saturated +25%#60AB95
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R126
G140
B136
Red126 (49.4%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)5.74%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 7E · G 8C · B 88

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