#797977

Color #797977

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#797977

RGB

rgb(121, 121, 119)

HSL

hsl(60, 0.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 1.7%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(50.77, -0.4, 1.09)

LCH

lch(50.77, 1.16, 110.15)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.003, 107.24)

HWB

hwb(60, 46.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777779

Analogous

#797877

#797977

#787977

Triadic

#797977

#777979

#797779

Split-complementary

#797977

#777879

#787779

Tetradic

#797977

#777977

#777779

#797779

Square

#797977

#777978

#777779

#797778

Shades

Color #797977 mixed toward black.

#656563

#51514f

#3d3d3c

#282828

#141414

Tints

Color #797977 mixed toward white.

#8f8f8e

#a6a6a4

#bcbcbb

#d2d2d2

#e9e9e8

Tones

Color #797977 mixed toward gray.

#797977

#797978

#787878

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797977 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#797978 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#797878 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797977;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797977]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#797977 (#797977) is rgb(121, 121, 119) in RGB.

No, #797977 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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