Colour

#796F71

#796F71
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#796F71 is a grey with RGB values 121, 111, 113 and HSL 348°, 4%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#796F71#796F71

HEX#796F71

RGBrgb(121, 111, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4353, 0.4431

RGB percentages47.5%, 43.5%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(348, 4.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348, 8.3%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.3%, 6.6%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,385

CSS custom property--colour: #796F71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#86908E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707071no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#727271no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6E70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 5.4 Gray · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6F7977

Analogous#796F76, #79726F

Triadic#71796F, #6F7179

Split complementary#6F7972, #6F7679

Tetradic#76796F, #6F7977, #726F79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCD8D9

Lighter +30%#C3BEBF

Lighter +20%#ABA3A5

Lighter +10%#92898B

Darker −10%#5E5758

Darker −20%#443E3F

Darker −30%#292626

Darker −40%#0F0D0E

More saturated +25%#965260

Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R121

G111

B113

Red121 (47.5%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue348°

Saturation (HSL)4.31%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 6F · B 71

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