Colour

#797A78

#797A78
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797A78 is a grey with RGB values 121, 122, 120 and HSL 90°, 1%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#797A78

RGBrgb(121, 122, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4784, 0.4706

RGB percentages47.5%, 47.8%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(90, 0.8%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 1.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK0.8%, 0%, 1.6%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,208

CSS custom property--colour: #797A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#868587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7A78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7A78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#797A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 2.8 Dim grey · ΔE 6.8 Slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Dark grey · ΔE 18.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 2.79, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79787A

Analogous#7A7A78, #787A78

Triadic#78797A, #7A7879

Split complementary#78787A, #7A787A

Tetradic#787A7A, #79787A, #7A7878

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFDFDF

Lighter +30%#C5C6C5

Lighter +20%#ACADAB

Lighter +10%#939392

Darker −10%#5F605F

Darker −20%#464745

Darker −30%#2C2D2C

Darker −40%#131313

More saturated +25%#79985A

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R121

G122

B120

Red121 (47.5%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)0.83%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7A · B 78

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Colour values

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