#707979

Color #707979

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#707979

RGB

rgb(112, 121, 121)

HSL

hsl(180, 3.9%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(50.1, -3.35, -1.16)

LCH

lch(50.1, 3.55, 199.1)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0108, 196.75)

HWB

hwb(180, 43.9%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797070

Analogous

#707975

#707979

#707579

Triadic

#707979

#797079

#797970

Split-complementary

#707979

#797075

#797570

Tetradic

#707979

#707079

#797070

#797970

Square

#707979

#757079

#797070

#757970

Shades

Color #707979 mixed toward black.

#5d6565

#4b5151

#383d3d

#252828

#131414

Tints

Color #707979 mixed toward white.

#879090

#9fa6a6

#b7bcbc

#cfd3d3

#e7e9e9

Tones

Color #707979 mixed toward gray.

#717878

#727878

#727777

#737676

#747575

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747479 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#737379 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#707979 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #707979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#707979]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#707979 (#707979) is rgb(112, 121, 121) in RGB.

No, #707979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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