#797374

Color #797374

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#797374

RGB

rgb(121, 115, 116)

HSL

hsl(350, 2.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 4.1%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(48.99, 2.5, 0.27)

LCH

lch(48.99, 2.51, 6.16)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0075, 6.09)

HWB

hwb(350, 45.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737978

Analogous

#797377

#797374

#797573

Triadic

#797374

#747973

#737479

Split-complementary

#797374

#737975

#737779

Tetradic

#797374

#797873

#737978

#737479

Square

#797374

#777973

#737978

#757379

Shades

Color #797374 mixed toward black.

#656061

#514d4d

#3d3a3a

#282627

#141313

Tints

Color #797374 mixed toward white.

#908a8b

#a6a1a2

#bcb9b9

#d2d0d1

#e9e8e8

Tones

Color #797374 mixed toward gray.

#797474

#787475

#787575

#777575

#777676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767674 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#777774 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#797474 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 3.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797374;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797374]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#797374 (#797374) is rgb(121, 115, 116) in RGB.

No, #797374 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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