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Recognised as Colour

#7F808F

  • #7F808F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#7F808F is a grey with RGB values 127, 128, 143 and HSL 236°, 7%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F808F#7F808F
HEX#7F808F
RGBrgb(127, 128, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.502, 0.5608
RGB percentages49.8%, 50.2%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(236.3, 6.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 11.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,355,983
CSS custom property--colour: #7F808F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#807F70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8190no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C808Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.6Light slate grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 8.7Dim grey · ΔE 12.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F8E7F
Analogous#7F888F, #867F8F
Triadic#8F7F80, #808F7F
Split complementary#8F867F, #888F7F
Tetradic#8F7F88, #8F8E7F, #7F8F86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECECEE
Lighter +30%#D1D1D6
Lighter +20%#B5B6BF
Lighter +10%#9A9BA7
Darker −10%#666775
Darker −20%#4E4F5A
Darker −30%#37373E
Darker −40%#1F1F23
More saturated +25%#6166AD
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R127
G128
B143
Red127 (49.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue236.25°
Saturation (HSL)6.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G 80 · B 8F

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