#79808b

Color #79808b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#79808b

RGB

rgb(121, 128, 139)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 7.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 12.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.35, -0.22, -6.82)

LCH

lch(53.35, 6.82, 268.15)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.0187, 259.53)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 47.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8479

Analogous

#79898b

#79808b

#7b798b

Triadic

#79808b

#8b7980

#808b79

Split-complementary

#79808b

#8b7b79

#898b79

Tetradic

#79808b

#84798b

#8b8479

#808b79

Square

#79808b

#8b7989

#8b8479

#798b7b

Shades

Color #79808b mixed toward black.

#656b74

#50555d

#3c4046

#282b2e

#141517

Tints

Color #79808b mixed toward white.

#8f959e

#a6aab2

#bcc0c5

#d2d5d8

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #79808b mixed toward gray.

#7b808a

#7c8188

#7e8187

#7f8185

#818284

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c88 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#7c7b88 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#798686 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79808b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79808b]

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

#79808b (#79808b) is rgb(121, 128, 139) in RGB.

No, #79808b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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