#797c88

Color #797c88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#797c88

RGB

rgb(121, 124, 136)

HSL

hsl(228, 5.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 11%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 8.8%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(52.13, 1.42, -6.89)

LCH

lch(52.13, 7.03, 281.65)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0186, 274.64)

HWB

hwb(228, 47.5%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888579

Analogous

#798488

#797c88

#7e7988

Triadic

#797c88

#88797c

#7c8879

Split-complementary

#797c88

#887e79

#848879

Tetradic

#797c88

#857988

#888579

#7c8879

Square

#797c88

#887984

#888579

#79887e

Shades

Color #797c88 mixed toward black.

#656771

#51535b

#3c3e44

#28292d

#141517

Tints

Color #797c88 mixed toward white.

#8f929c

#a6a8b0

#bcbec3

#d2d3d7

#e9e9eb

Tones

Color #797c88 mixed toward gray.

#7a7d87

#7c7e85

#7d7e84

#7e7f83

#7f8082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a85 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#7a7a85 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#798382 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #797c88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797c88]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#797c88 (#797c88) is rgb(121, 124, 136) in RGB.

No, #797c88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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