#797c81

Color #797c81

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#797c81

RGB

rgb(121, 124, 129)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 3.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 6.2%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 3.9%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(51.91, -0.09, -3.11)

LCH

lch(51.91, 3.11, 268.34)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0084, 260.43)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 47.5%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#817e79

Analogous

#798081

#797c81

#7a7981

Triadic

#797c81

#81797c

#7c8179

Split-complementary

#797c81

#817a79

#808179

Tetradic

#797c81

#7e7981

#817e79

#7c8179

Square

#797c81

#817980

#817e79

#79817a

Shades

Color #797c81 mixed toward black.

#65676b

#515356

#3c3e40

#28292b

#141515

Tints

Color #797c81 mixed toward white.

#8f9296

#a6a8ab

#bcbdc0

#d2d3d5

#e9e9ea

Tones

Color #797c81 mixed toward gray.

#7a7c80

#7b7c7f

#7c7d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a80 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#7a7a80 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#797f7f · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797c81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797c81]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#797c81 (#797c81) is rgb(121, 124, 129) in RGB.

No, #797c81 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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