#798696

Color #798696

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 1.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#798696

RGB

rgb(121, 134, 150)

HSL

hsl(213.1, 12.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.1, 19.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(55.4, -1.15, -10.14)

LCH

lch(55.4, 10.21, 263.53)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0287, 253.59)

HWB

hwb(213.1, 47.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968979

Analogous

#799496

#798696

#7a7996

Triadic

#798696

#967986

#869679

Split-complementary

#798696

#967a79

#949679

Tetradic

#798696

#897996

#968979

#869679

Square

#798696

#967994

#968979

#79967a

Shades

Color #798696 mixed toward black.

#636f7e

#4f5965

#3c434c

#282d33

#141619

Tints

Color #798696 mixed toward white.

#8f9aa7

#a6aeb9

#bcc2ca

#d2d7dc

#e9ebed

Tones

Color #798696 mixed toward gray.

#7b8693

#7e8691

#80878f

#83878c

#85878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f92 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#7e7d91 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#7a8f8f · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #798696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798696]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#798696 (#798696) is rgb(121, 134, 150) in RGB.

No, #798696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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