#797379

Color #797379

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#797379

RGB

rgb(121, 115, 121)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(49.14, 3.5, -2.48)

LCH

lch(49.14, 4.29, 324.68)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0116, 325.9)

HWB

hwb(300, 45.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737973

Analogous

#767379

#797379

#797376

Triadic

#797379

#797973

#737979

Split-complementary

#797379

#767973

#737976

Tetradic

#797379

#797373

#737973

#737979

Square

#797379

#797673

#737973

#737679

Shades

Color #797379 mixed toward black.

#656065

#514d51

#3d3a3d

#282628

#141314

Tints

Color #797379 mixed toward white.

#908a90

#a6a1a6

#bcb9bc

#d2d0d2

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #797379 mixed toward gray.

#797479

#787478

#787578

#777577

#777677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767678 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#777777 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#797676 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797379;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797379]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#797379 (#797379) is rgb(121, 115, 121) in RGB.

No, #797379 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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