#797e8e

Color #797e8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#797e8e

RGB

rgb(121, 126, 142)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 8.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 14.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(52.88, 1.61, -9.26)

LCH

lch(52.88, 9.4, 279.86)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.025, 271.83)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 47.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8979

Analogous

#79898e

#797e8e

#7f798e

Triadic

#797e8e

#8e797e

#7e8e79

Split-complementary

#797e8e

#8e7f79

#898e79

Tetradic

#797e8e

#89798e

#8e8979

#7e8e79

Square

#797e8e

#8e7989

#8e8979

#798e7f

Shades

Color #797e8e mixed toward black.

#646977

#50545f

#3c3f47

#282a30

#141518

Tints

Color #797e8e mixed toward white.

#8f94a1

#a6a9b4

#bcbfc7

#d2d4d9

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #797e8e mixed toward gray.

#7b7f8c

#7d808b

#7e8189

#808287

#828385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b8a · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#7b7b89 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#798787 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #797e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#797e8e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#797e8e (#797e8e) is rgb(121, 126, 142) in RGB.

No, #797e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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