#796974

Color #796974

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#796974

RGB

rgb(121, 105, 116)

HSL

hsl(318.8, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.8, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 4.1%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.22, 8.41, -3.8)

LCH

lch(46.22, 9.23, 335.68)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.026, 337.38)

HWB

hwb(318.8, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69796e

Analogous

#766979

#796974

#79696c

Triadic

#796974

#747969

#697479

Split-complementary

#796974

#6c7969

#697976

Tetradic

#796974

#796e69

#69796e

#697479

Square

#796974

#797669

#69796e

#696c79

Shades

Color #796974 mixed toward black.

#655761

#51464d

#3c343a

#282327

#141113

Tints

Color #796974 mixed toward white.

#91808c

#a79aa3

#bdb3ba

#d3ccd1

#e9e6e8

Tones

Color #796974 mixed toward gray.

#786a73

#766c73

#756d72

#746e72

#727071

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.09:1

White text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727271 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#737471 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#786f6f · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796974]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#796974 (#796974) is rgb(121, 105, 116) in RGB.

No, #796974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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