#796e6b

Color #796e6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#796e6b

RGB

rgb(121, 110, 107)

HSL

hsl(12.9, 6.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.9, 11.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 11.6%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(47.34, 3.73, 3.22)

LCH

lch(47.34, 4.93, 40.8)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.0146, 35.54)

HWB

hwb(12.9, 42%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b7679

Analogous

#796b6f

#796e6b

#79756b

Triadic

#796e6b

#6b796e

#6e6b79

Split-complementary

#796e6b

#6b7975

#6b6f79

Tetradic

#796e6b

#76796b

#6b7679

#6e6b79

Square

#796e6b

#6f796b

#6b7679

#756b79

Shades

Color #796e6b mixed toward black.

#655c59

#514947

#3c3736

#282524

#141212

Tints

Color #796e6b mixed toward white.

#918582

#a79e9b

#bdb6b4

#d3cecd

#e9e7e6

Tones

Color #796e6b mixed toward gray.

#786f6c

#776f6d

#75706f

#747170

#737171

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.26:1

White text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74746c · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#75766c · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#786c6c · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796e6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796e6b]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#796e6b (#796e6b) is rgb(121, 110, 107) in RGB.

No, #796e6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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