#79788f

Color #79788f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#79788f

RGB

rgb(121, 120, 143)

HSL

hsl(242.6, 9.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.6, 16.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(51.25, 5.34, -12.31)

LCH

lch(51.25, 13.42, 293.45)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.035, 287.3)

HWB

hwb(242.6, 47.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8f78

Analogous

#78838f

#79788f

#85788f

Triadic

#79788f

#8f7978

#788f79

Split-complementary

#79788f

#8f8578

#838f78

Tetradic

#79788f

#8f788e

#8e8f78

#788f79

Square

#79788f

#8f7883

#8e8f78

#788f85

Shades

Color #79788f mixed toward black.

#646378

#505060

#3c3c48

#282830

#141418

Tints

Color #79788f mixed toward white.

#8f8fa2

#a6a5b4

#bcbcc7

#d2d2da

#e9e9ec

Tones

Color #79788f mixed toward gray.

#7b7a8d

#7d7c8b

#7e7e89

#808087

#828285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79798a · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#797989 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#798685 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79788f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79788f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#79788f (#79788f) is rgb(121, 120, 143) in RGB.

No, #79788f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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