#797969

Color #797969

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#797969

RGB

rgb(121, 121, 105)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.1%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 13.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(50.4, -3.02, 8.79)

LCH

lch(50.4, 9.29, 108.96)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0239, 107.07)

HWB

hwb(60, 41.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#696979

Analogous

#797169

#797969

#717969

Triadic

#797969

#697979

#796979

Split-complementary

#797969

#697179

#716979

Tetradic

#797969

#697969

#696979

#796979

Square

#797969

#697971

#696979

#796971

Shades

Color #797969 mixed toward black.

#656557

#515146

#3c3c34

#282823

#141411

Tints

Color #797969 mixed toward white.

#919180

#a7a79a

#bdbdb3

#d3d3cc

#e9e9e6

Tones

Color #797969 mixed toward gray.

#78786a

#76766c

#75756d

#74746e

#727270

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79796d · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#79796e · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#797071 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797969;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797969]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#797969 (#797969) is rgb(121, 121, 105) in RGB.

No, #797969 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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