#797278

Color #797278

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#797278

RGB

rgb(121, 114, 120)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 5.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 0.8%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(48.83, 3.88, -2.34)

LCH

lch(48.83, 4.53, 328.91)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0125, 330.14)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 44.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727973

Analogous

#777279

#797278

#797275

Triadic

#797278

#787972

#727879

Split-complementary

#797278

#757972

#727977

Tetradic

#797278

#797372

#727973

#727879

Square

#797278

#797772

#727973

#727579

Shades

Color #797278 mixed toward black.

#655f64

#514c50

#3d393c

#282628

#141314

Tints

Color #797278 mixed toward white.

#90898f

#a6a1a5

#bcb8bc

#d3d0d2

#e9e7e9

Tones

Color #797278 mixed toward gray.

#787378

#787377

#777477

#777476

#767576

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767677 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#767776 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#797575 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797278;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797278]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#797278 (#797278) is rgb(121, 114, 120) in RGB.

No, #797278 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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