#797d7d

Color #797d7d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#797d7d

RGB

rgb(121, 125, 125)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 3.2%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 0%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(52.08, -1.49, -0.52)

LCH

lch(52.08, 1.58, 199.24)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0048, 196.93)

HWB

hwb(180, 47.5%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7979

Analogous

#797d7b

#797d7d

#797b7d

Triadic

#797d7d

#7d797d

#7d7d79

Split-complementary

#797d7d

#7d797b

#7d7b79

Tetradic

#797d7d

#79797d

#7d7979

#7d7d79

Square

#797d7d

#7b797d

#7d7979

#7b7d79

Shades

Color #797d7d mixed toward black.

#656868

#515353

#3c3e3e

#282a2a

#141515

Tints

Color #797d7d mixed toward white.

#8f9393

#a6a8a8

#bcbebe

#d2d4d4

#e9e9e9

Tones

Color #797d7d mixed toward gray.

#797d7d

#7a7c7c

#7b7b7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b7d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#7b7a7d · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#797d7d · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #797d7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797d7d]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#797d7d (#797d7d) is rgb(121, 125, 125) in RGB.

No, #797d7d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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