#797272

Color #797272

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class stone-500 #79716b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#797272

RGB

rgb(121, 114, 114)

HSL

hsl(0, 3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 5.8%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(48.65, 2.7, 0.97)

LCH

lch(48.65, 2.87, 19.76)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.0087, 17.39)

HWB

hwb(0, 44.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727979

Analogous

#797276

#797272

#797672

Triadic

#797272

#727972

#727279

Split-complementary

#797272

#727976

#727679

Tetradic

#797272

#797972

#727979

#727279

Square

#797272

#767972

#727979

#767279

Shades

Color #797272 mixed toward black.

#655f5f

#514c4c

#3d3939

#282626

#141313

Tints

Color #797272 mixed toward white.

#908989

#a6a1a1

#bcb8b8

#d3d0d0

#e9e7e7

Tones

Color #797272 mixed toward gray.

#787373

#777474

#767575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.46:1

White text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767672 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#767772 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#797272 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797272]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#797272 (#797272) is rgb(121, 114, 114) in RGB.

No, #797272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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