#797e84

Color #797e84

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.08 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#797e84

RGB

rgb(121, 126, 132)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 4.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 8.3%, 51.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 4.5%, 0%, 48.2%)

LAB

lab(52.57, -0.6, -3.9)

LCH

lch(52.57, 3.95, 261.25)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0109, 252.9)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 47.5%, 48.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#847f79

Analogous

#798384

#797e84

#7a7984

Triadic

#797e84

#84797e

#7e8479

Split-complementary

#797e84

#847a79

#838479

Tetradic

#797e84

#7f7984

#847f79

#7e8479

Square

#797e84

#847983

#847f79

#79847a

Shades

Color #797e84 mixed toward black.

#65696e

#515458

#3d3f42

#282a2c

#141516

Tints

Color #797e84 mixed toward white.

#8f9399

#a6a9ad

#bcbec2

#d2d4d6

#e9e9eb

Tones

Color #797e84 mixed toward gray.

#7a7e83

#7b7e82

#7c7e81

#7d7e80

#7e7e7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b83 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#7b7b82 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#798181 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #797e84;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797e84]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#797e84 (#797e84) is rgb(121, 126, 132) in RGB.

No, #797e84 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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