#7f797e

Color #7f797e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7f797e

RGB

rgb(127, 121, 126)

HSL

hsl(310, 2.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 4.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 0.8%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(51.49, 3.26, -1.91)

LCH

lch(51.49, 3.78, 329.63)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0104, 331.21)

HWB

hwb(310, 47.5%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797f7a

Analogous

#7d797f

#7f797e

#7f797b

Triadic

#7f797e

#7e7f79

#797e7f

Split-complementary

#7f797e

#7b7f79

#797f7d

Tetradic

#7f797e

#7f7a79

#797f7a

#797e7f

Square

#7f797e

#7f7d79

#797f7a

#797b7f

Shades

Color #7f797e mixed toward black.

#6a6569

#555154

#3f3c3f

#2a282a

#151415

Tints

Color #7f797e mixed toward white.

#948f94

#aaa6a9

#bfbcbf

#d4d2d4

#eae9ea

Tones

Color #7f797e mixed toward gray.

#7e797e

#7e7a7d

#7d7a7d

#7d7b7d

#7c7b7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c7d · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#7f7c7c · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7f797e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f797e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#7f797e (#7f797e) is rgb(127, 121, 126) in RGB.

No, #7f797e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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