#797473

Color #797473

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#797473

RGB

rgb(121, 116, 115)

HSL

hsl(10, 2.5%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 5%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 5%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(49.24, 1.72, 1.23)

LCH

lch(49.24, 2.11, 35.57)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0064, 30.96)

HWB

hwb(10, 45.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#737879

Analogous

#797375

#797473

#797773

Triadic

#797473

#737974

#747379

Split-complementary

#797473

#737977

#737579

Tetradic

#797473

#787973

#737879

#747379

Square

#797473

#757973

#737879

#777379

Shades

Color #797473 mixed toward black.

#656160

#514d4d

#3d3a3a

#282726

#141313

Tints

Color #797473 mixed toward white.

#908b8a

#a6a2a1

#bcb9b9

#d2d1d0

#e9e8e8

Tones

Color #797473 mixed toward gray.

#797474

#787574

#787575

#777575

#777676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.56:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777773 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#777873 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#797373 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797473;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797473]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#797473 (#797473) is rgb(121, 116, 115) in RGB.

No, #797473 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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