#797a6a

Color #797a6a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 2.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#797a6a

RGB

rgb(121, 122, 106)

HSL

hsl(63.8, 7%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.8, 13.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 13.1%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(50.72, -3.41, 8.65)

LCH

lch(50.72, 9.3, 111.52)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0239, 110.11)

HWB

hwb(63.8, 41.6%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6a7a

Analogous

#7a736a

#797a6a

#717a6a

Triadic

#797a6a

#6a797a

#7a6a79

Split-complementary

#797a6a

#6a717a

#736a7a

Tetradic

#797a6a

#6a7a6b

#6b6a7a

#7a6a79

Square

#797a6a

#6a7a73

#6b6a7a

#7a6a71

Shades

Color #797a6a mixed toward black.

#656658

#515147

#3c3d35

#282923

#141412

Tints

Color #797a6a mixed toward white.

#919281

#a7a89a

#bdbdb4

#d3d3cd

#e9e9e6

Tones

Color #797a6a mixed toward gray.

#78796b

#77776d

#75766e

#74756f

#737371

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79796e · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#79796f · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#797172 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797a6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797a6a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#797a6a (#797a6a) is rgb(121, 122, 106) in RGB.

No, #797a6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #797a6a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast