#797a79

Color #797a79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.58 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#797a79

RGB

rgb(121, 122, 121)

HSL

hsl(120, 0.4%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 0.8%, 47.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(51.11, -0.58, 0.41)

LCH

lch(51.11, 0.71, 144.74)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.0019, 145.49)

HWB

hwb(120, 47.5%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a797a

Analogous

#797a79

Triadic

#797a79

#79797a

#7a7979

Split-complementary

#797a79

#79797a

#7a7979

Tetradic

#797a79

#797a7a

#7a797a

#7a7979

Square

#797a79

#79797a

#7a797a

#7a7979

Shades

Color #797a79 mixed toward black.

#656665

#515151

#3c3d3c

#282928

#141414

Tints

Color #797a79 mixed toward white.

#8f908f

#a6a6a6

#bcbcbc

#d2d3d2

#e9e9e9

Tones

Color #797a79 mixed toward gray.

#797a79

#797979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797979 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#797979 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#797979 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797a79]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#797a79 (#797a79) is rgb(121, 122, 121) in RGB.

No, #797a79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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