#70797d

Color #70797d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#70797d

RGB

rgb(112, 121, 125)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 5.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 10.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(50.22, -2.49, -3.34)

LCH

lch(50.22, 4.17, 233.3)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.0124, 226.3)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 43.9%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7470

Analogous

#707d7b

#70797d

#70737d

Triadic

#70797d

#7d7079

#797d70

Split-complementary

#70797d

#7d7073

#7d7b70

Tetradic

#70797d

#74707d

#7d7470

#797d70

Square

#70797d

#7b707d

#7d7470

#737d70

Shades

Color #70797d mixed toward black.

#5d6568

#4b5153

#383d3f

#25282a

#131415

Tints

Color #70797d mixed toward white.

#879094

#9fa6a9

#b7bcbf

#cfd2d4

#e7e9ea

Tones

Color #70797d mixed toward gray.

#71797c

#72787b

#73787a

#747779

#757778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74747c · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#73737c · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#707b7b · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #70797d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70797d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#70797d (#70797d) is rgb(112, 121, 125) in RGB.

No, #70797d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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