#79786e

Color #79786e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#79786e

RGB

rgb(121, 120, 110)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 4.8%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 9.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 9.1%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(50.24, -1.54, 5.63)

LCH

lch(50.24, 5.84, 105.3)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.015, 102.28)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 43.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6f79

Analogous

#79726e

#79786e

#75796e

Triadic

#79786e

#6e7978

#786e79

Split-complementary

#79786e

#6e7579

#726e79

Tetradic

#79786e

#6f796e

#6e6f79

#786e79

Square

#79786e

#6e7972

#6e6f79

#796e75

Shades

Color #79786e mixed toward black.

#65645c

#515049

#3d3c37

#282825

#141412

Tints

Color #79786e mixed toward white.

#908f85

#a6a69e

#bdbcb6

#d3d2ce

#e9e9e7

Tones

Color #79786e mixed toward gray.

#78776f

#777770

#767671

#757572

#747473

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.44:1

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

#797971 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#797971 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#797273 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79786e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79786e]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#79786e (#79786e) is rgb(121, 120, 110) in RGB.

No, #79786e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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