#798e99

Color #798e99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#798e99

RGB

rgb(121, 142, 153)

HSL

hsl(200.6, 13.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.6, 20.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 7.2%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(57.76, -4.98, -8.33)

LCH

lch(57.76, 9.71, 239.13)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0292, 230.7)

HWB

hwb(200.6, 47.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#998479

Analogous

#799994

#798e99

#797e99

Triadic

#798e99

#99798e

#8e9979

Split-complementary

#798e99

#99797e

#999479

Tetradic

#798e99

#847999

#998479

#8e9979

Square

#798e99

#947999

#998479

#7e9979

Shades

Color #798e99 mixed toward black.

#637782

#4f5f68

#3b474e

#273034

#14181a

Tints

Color #798e99 mixed toward white.

#8fa1aa

#a6b4bb

#bcc6cc

#d2d9dd

#e9ecee

Tones

Color #798e99 mixed toward gray.

#7c8d96

#7e8c94

#818b91

#848b8e

#868a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838396 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#818096 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#7a9494 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #798e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#798e99]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#798e99 (#798e99) is rgb(121, 142, 153) in RGB.

No, #798e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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