#796b78

Color #796b78

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#796b78

RGB

rgb(121, 107, 120)

HSL

hsl(304.3, 6.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.3, 11.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 0.8%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.89, 8.02, -5.2)

LCH

lch(46.89, 9.56, 327.04)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.0262, 328.25)

HWB

hwb(304.3, 42%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b796c

Analogous

#736b79

#796b78

#796b71

Triadic

#796b78

#78796b

#6b7879

Split-complementary

#796b78

#71796b

#6b7973

Tetradic

#796b78

#796c6b

#6b796c

#6b7879

Square

#796b78

#79736b

#6b796c

#6b7179

Shades

Color #796b78 mixed toward black.

#655964

#514750

#3c363c

#282428

#141214

Tints

Color #796b78 mixed toward white.

#918290

#a79ba6

#bdb4bc

#d3cdd2

#e9e6e9

Tones

Color #796b78 mixed toward gray.

#786c77

#776d76

#756f75

#747074

#737173

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737375 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#747574 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#787372 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #796b78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796b78]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#796b78 (#796b78) is rgb(121, 107, 120) in RGB.

No, #796b78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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