#797e86

Color #797e86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.06 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#797e86

RGB

rgb(121, 126, 134)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 5.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 9.7%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 6%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(52.63, -0.17, -4.97)

LCH

lch(52.63, 4.97, 268.04)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0136, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 47.5%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868179

Analogous

#798586

#797e86

#7a7986

Triadic

#797e86

#86797e

#7e8679

Split-complementary

#797e86

#867a79

#858679

Tetradic

#797e86

#817986

#868179

#7e8679

Square

#797e86

#867985

#868179

#79867a

Shades

Color #797e86 mixed toward black.

#656970

#515459

#3c3f43

#282a2d

#141516

Tints

Color #797e86 mixed toward white.

#8f949a

#a6a9ae

#bcbfc3

#d2d4d7

#e9eaeb

Tones

Color #797e86 mixed toward gray.

#7a7e85

#7b7f84

#7c7f83

#7d7f82

#7e7f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.08:1

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

#7b7b84 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#7b7b84 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#798382 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797e86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797e86]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#797e86 (#797e86) is rgb(121, 126, 134) in RGB.

No, #797e86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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