#797c7c

Color #797c7c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#797c7c

RGB

rgb(121, 124, 124)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.4%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(51.76, -1.12, -0.39)

LCH

lch(51.76, 1.19, 199.2)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.0037, 197.45)

HWB

hwb(180, 47.5%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c7979

Analogous

#797c7a

#797c7c

#797a7c

Triadic

#797c7c

#7c797c

#7c7c79

Split-complementary

#797c7c

#7c797a

#7c7a79

Tetradic

#797c7c

#79797c

#7c7979

#7c7c79

Square

#797c7c

#7a797c

#7c7979

#7a7c79

Shades

Color #797c7c mixed toward black.

#656767

#515353

#3c3e3e

#282929

#141515

Tints

Color #797c7c mixed toward white.

#8f9292

#a6a8a8

#bcbdbd

#d2d3d3

#e9e9e9

Tones

Color #797c7c mixed toward gray.

#797c7c

#797b7b

#7a7b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a7c · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#7a7a7c · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#797c7c · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #797c7c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797c7c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#797c7c (#797c7c) is rgb(121, 124, 124) in RGB.

No, #797c7c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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