#797179

Color #797179

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#797179

RGB

rgb(121, 113, 121)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.4%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 6.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(48.58, 4.67, -3.3)

LCH

lch(48.58, 5.72, 324.75)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0155, 325.8)

HWB

hwb(300, 44.3%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717971

Analogous

#757179

#797179

#797175

Triadic

#797179

#797971

#717979

Split-complementary

#797179

#757971

#717975

Tetradic

#797179

#797171

#717971

#717979

Square

#797179

#797571

#717971

#717579

Shades

Color #797179 mixed toward black.

#655e65

#514b51

#3d393d

#282628

#141314

Tints

Color #797179 mixed toward white.

#908890

#a6a0a6

#bcb8bc

#d3cfd3

#e9e7e9

Tones

Color #797179 mixed toward gray.

#787278

#777377

#767476

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.45:1

White 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

#767677 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#767777 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#797675 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797179;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797179]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#797179 (#797179) is rgb(121, 113, 121) in RGB.

No, #797179 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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