Colour

#79787C

#79787C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#79787C is a grey with RGB values 121, 120, 124 and HSL 255°, 2%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#79787C#79787C

HEX#79787C

RGBrgb(121, 120, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4706, 0.4863

RGB percentages47.5%, 47.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(255, 1.6%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255, 3.2%, 48.6%)

CMYK2.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,960,700

CSS custom property--colour: #79787C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#868783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77797Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#77787Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#797979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.8 Dim grey · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.79, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7C78

Analogous#78797C, #7B787C

Triadic#7C7978, #787C79

Split complementary#7C7B78, #797C78

Tetradic#7C7879, #7B7C78, #787C7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0DFE1

Lighter +30%#C6C6C7

Lighter +20%#ACACAE

Lighter +10%#939295

Darker −10%#605F62

Darker −20%#464648

Darker −30%#2D2D2E

Darker −40%#141414

More saturated +25%#6A599A

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R121

G120

B124

Red121 (47.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue255°

Saturation (HSL)1.64%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 78 · B 7C

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Colour values

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