#796971

Color #796971

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#796971

RGB

rgb(121, 105, 113)

HSL

hsl(330, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 6.6%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(46.12, 7.82, -2.14)

LCH

lch(46.12, 8.11, 344.7)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0234, 346.14)

HWB

hwb(330, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#697971

Analogous

#796979

#796971

#796969

Triadic

#796971

#717969

#697179

Split-complementary

#796971

#697969

#697979

Tetradic

#796971

#797169

#697971

#697179

Square

#796971

#797969

#697971

#696979

Shades

Color #796971 mixed toward black.

#65575e

#51464b

#3c3438

#282326

#141113

Tints

Color #796971 mixed toward white.

#918089

#a79aa0

#bdb3b8

#d3ccd0

#e9e6e7

Tones

Color #796971 mixed toward gray.

#786a71

#766c71

#756d71

#746e71

#727071

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.07:1

White text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72726f · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#73746f · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#786e6d · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #796971;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#796971]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#796971 (#796971) is rgb(121, 105, 113) in RGB.

No, #796971 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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