#796179

Color #796179

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#796179

RGB

rgb(121, 97, 121)

HSL

hsl(300, 11%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 19.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(44.23, 14.22, -9.78)

LCH

lch(44.23, 17.26, 325.48)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0471, 326.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 38%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#617961

Analogous

#6d6179

#796179

#79616d

Triadic

#796179

#797961

#617979

Split-complementary

#796179

#6d7961

#61796d

Tetradic

#796179

#796161

#617961

#617979

Square

#796179

#796d61

#617961

#616d79

Shades

Color #796179 mixed toward black.

#655165

#514151

#3c303c

#282028

#141014

Tints

Color #796179 mixed toward white.

#937893

#a893a8

#beaebe

#d4c9d4

#e9e4e9

Tones

Color #796179 mixed toward gray.

#776377

#756575

#736773

#716971

#6f6b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f74 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#717272 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#786f6e · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796179;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796179]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#796179 (#796179) is rgb(121, 97, 121) in RGB.

No, #796179 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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