#79696c

Color #79696c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#79696c

RGB

rgb(121, 105, 108)

HSL

hsl(348.8, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.8, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 10.7%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(45.98, 6.87, 0.65)

LCH

lch(45.98, 6.9, 5.4)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0208, 4.97)

HWB

hwb(348.8, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697976

Analogous

#796974

#79696c

#796e69

Triadic

#79696c

#6c7969

#696c79

Split-complementary

#79696c

#69796e

#697479

Tetradic

#79696c

#797669

#697976

#696c79

Square

#79696c

#747969

#697976

#6e6979

Shades

Color #79696c mixed toward black.

#65575a

#514648

#3c3436

#282324

#141112

Tints

Color #79696c mixed toward white.

#918083

#a79a9c

#bdb3b5

#d3ccce

#e9e6e6

Tones

Color #79696c mixed toward gray.

#786a6d

#766c6e

#756d6e

#746e6f

#727070

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72726b · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#73746b · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#786b6b · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79696c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79696c]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#79696c (#79696c) is rgb(121, 105, 108) in RGB.

No, #79696c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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