Recognised as Colour

#7F787A

#7F787A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#7F787A is a grey with RGB values 127, 120, 122 and HSL 343°, 3%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#7F787A

RGBrgb(127, 120, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.4706, 0.4784

RGB percentages49.8%, 47.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(342.9, 2.8%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 5.5%, 49.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.5%, 3.9%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,353,914

CSS custom property--colour: #7F787A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#808785

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#79797Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7A7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#807879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.9 Dim grey · ΔE 7.3 Slate grey · ΔE 11.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Dark grey · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.95, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#787F7D

Analogous#7F787E, #7F7A78

Triadic#7A7F78, #787A7F

Split complementary#787F7A, #787E7F

Tetradic#7E7F78, #787F7D, #7A787F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E1E1

Lighter +30%#CAC6C7

Lighter +20%#B1ACAE

Lighter +10%#989294

Darker −10%#655F61

Darker −20%#4B4648

Darker −30%#302E2E

Darker −40%#161515

More saturated +25%#9E596D

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R127

G120

B122

Red127 (49.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)2.83%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 7F · G 78 · B 7A

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