#79828a

Color #79828a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79828a

RGB

rgb(121, 130, 138)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 6.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 12.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(53.88, -1.59, -5.44)

LCH

lch(53.88, 5.67, 253.71)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.0162, 244.86)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 47.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8179

Analogous

#798a8a

#79828a

#797a8a

Triadic

#79828a

#8a7982

#828a79

Split-complementary

#79828a

#8a797a

#8a8a79

Tetradic

#79828a

#81798a

#8a8179

#828a79

Square

#79828a

#8a798a

#8a8179

#7a8a79

Shades

Color #79828a mixed toward black.

#656c73

#50575c

#3c4145

#282b2e

#141617

Tints

Color #79828a mixed toward white.

#8f979e

#a6acb1

#bcc1c5

#d2d5d8

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #79828a mixed toward gray.

#7a8289

#7c8287

#7d8286

#7f8284

#808283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d88 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#7c7c88 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#798786 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79828a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79828a]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#79828a (#79828a) is rgb(121, 130, 138) in RGB.

No, #79828a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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