#797d88

Color #797d88

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#797d88

RGB

rgb(121, 125, 136)

HSL

hsl(224, 5.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 11%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 8.1%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(52.41, 0.84, -6.47)

LCH

lch(52.41, 6.52, 277.4)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0174, 270)

HWB

hwb(224, 47.5%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888479

Analogous

#798488

#797d88

#7d7988

Triadic

#797d88

#88797d

#7d8879

Split-complementary

#797d88

#887d79

#848879

Tetradic

#797d88

#847988

#888479

#7d8879

Square

#797d88

#887984

#888479

#79887d

Shades

Color #797d88 mixed toward black.

#656871

#51535b

#3c3e44

#282a2d

#141517

Tints

Color #797d88 mixed toward white.

#8f939c

#a6a8b0

#bcbec3

#d2d4d7

#e9e9eb

Tones

Color #797d88 mixed toward gray.

#7a7e87

#7c7e85

#7d7f84

#7e7f83

#7f8082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b85 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#7b7a85 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#798383 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797d88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797d88]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#797d88 (#797d88) is rgb(121, 125, 136) in RGB.

No, #797d88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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