Colour

#7F828F

#7F828F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#7F828F is a grey with RGB values 127, 130, 143 and HSL 229°, 7%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#7F828F#7F828F

HEX#7F828F

RGBrgb(127, 130, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.5098, 0.5608

RGB percentages49.8%, 51%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(228.8, 6.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 11.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK11.2%, 9.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,356,495

CSS custom property--colour: #7F828F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#807D70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E828Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7C8486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Gray · ΔE 7.6 Dim grey · ΔE 12.6 Dark grey · ΔE 16.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F8C7F

Analogous#7F8A8F, #847F8F

Triadic#8F7F82, #828F7F

Split complementary#8F847F, #8A8F7F

Tetradic#8F7F8A, #8F8C7F, #7F8F84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECECEE

Lighter +30%#D1D2D6

Lighter +20%#B5B7BF

Lighter +10%#9A9DA7

Darker −10%#666975

Darker −20%#4E515A

Darker −30%#37383E

Darker −40%#1F2023

More saturated +25%#616FAD

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R127

G130

B143

Red127 (49.8%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue228.75°

Saturation (HSL)6.67%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 7F · G 82 · B 8F

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