#79888e

Color #79888e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79888e

RGB

rgb(121, 136, 142)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 8.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 14.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.71, -4.12, -5.05)

LCH

lch(55.71, 6.52, 230.79)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0197, 223.76)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 47.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7f79

Analogous

#798e8a

#79888e

#797e8e

Triadic

#79888e

#8e7988

#888e79

Split-complementary

#79888e

#8e797e

#8e8a79

Tetradic

#79888e

#7f798e

#8e7f79

#888e79

Square

#79888e

#8a798e

#8e7f79

#7e8e79

Shades

Color #79888e mixed toward black.

#647277

#505b5f

#3c4447

#282d30

#141718

Tints

Color #79888e mixed toward white.

#8f9ca1

#a6b0b4

#bcc4c7

#d2d7d9

#e9ebec

Tones

Color #79888e mixed toward gray.

#7b878c

#7d878b

#7e8689

#808587

#828485

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80808d · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#7f7e8c · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#7a8b8b · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79888e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79888e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79888e (#79888e) is rgb(121, 136, 142) in RGB.

No, #79888e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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