#79696d

Color #79696d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#79696d

RGB

rgb(121, 105, 109)

HSL

hsl(345, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 9.9%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.01, 7.06, 0.09)

LCH

lch(46.01, 7.06, 0.73)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0211, 0.81)

HWB

hwb(345, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697975

Analogous

#796975

#79696d

#796d69

Triadic

#79696d

#6d7969

#696d79

Split-complementary

#79696d

#69796d

#697579

Tetradic

#79696d

#797569

#697975

#696d79

Square

#79696d

#757969

#697975

#6d6979

Shades

Color #79696d mixed toward black.

#65575b

#514649

#3c3436

#282324

#141112

Tints

Color #79696d mixed toward white.

#918084

#a79a9d

#bdb3b5

#d3ccce

#e9e6e6

Tones

Color #79696d mixed toward gray.

#786a6e

#766c6e

#756d6f

#746e70

#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

#72726c · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#73746c · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#786b6b · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79696d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79696d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#79696d (#79696d) is rgb(121, 105, 109) in RGB.

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

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