#797e85

Color #797e85

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#797e85

RGB

rgb(121, 126, 133)

HSL

hsl(215, 4.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 9%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 5.3%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(52.6, -0.39, -4.43)

LCH

lch(52.6, 4.45, 264.97)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0122, 256.76)

HWB

hwb(215, 47.5%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858079

Analogous

#798485

#797e85

#7a7985

Triadic

#797e85

#85797e

#7e8579

Split-complementary

#797e85

#857a79

#848579

Tetradic

#797e85

#807985

#858079

#7e8579

Square

#797e85

#857984

#858079

#79857a

Shades

Color #797e85 mixed toward black.

#65696f

#515459

#3d3f42

#282a2c

#141516

Tints

Color #797e85 mixed toward white.

#8f9399

#a6a9ae

#bcbec2

#d2d4d6

#e9e9eb

Tones

Color #797e85 mixed toward gray.

#7a7e84

#7b7e83

#7c7e82

#7d7f81

#7e7f80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b83 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#7b7b83 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#798282 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797e85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797e85]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#797e85 (#797e85) is rgb(121, 126, 133) in RGB.

No, #797e85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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