#787970

Color #787970

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#787970

RGB

rgb(120, 121, 112)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 3.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 7.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 7.4%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(50.5, -2.14, 4.8)

LCH

lch(50.5, 5.26, 114.03)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0136, 112.04)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 43.9%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717079

Analogous

#797670

#787970

#747970

Triadic

#787970

#707879

#797078

Split-complementary

#787970

#707479

#767079

Tetradic

#787970

#707971

#717079

#797078

Square

#787970

#707976

#717079

#797074

Shades

Color #787970 mixed toward black.

#64655d

#50514b

#3c3d38

#282825

#141413

Tints

Color #787970 mixed toward white.

#8f9087

#a5a69f

#bcbcb7

#d2d3cf

#e9e9e7

Tones

Color #787970 mixed toward gray.

#777871

#777872

#767772

#767673

#757574

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787872 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#787873 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#787474 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 5.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #787970;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787970]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#787970 (#787970) is rgb(120, 121, 112) in RGB.

No, #787970 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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