Colour

#797A80

#797A80
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797A80 is a grey with RGB values 121, 122, 128 and HSL 231°, 3%, 49%. 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

#797A80#797A80

HEX#797A80

RGBrgb(121, 122, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4784, 0.502

RGB percentages47.5%, 47.8%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(231.4, 2.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 5.5%, 50.2%)

CMYK5.5%, 4.7%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,216

CSS custom property--colour: #797A80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#86857F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#787A80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#787B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4.2 Dim grey · ΔE 7.7 Slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4.18, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#807F79

Analogous#797E80, #7B7980

Triadic#80797A, #7A8079

Split complementary#807B79, #7E8079

Tetradic#80797E, #807F79, #79807B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E2E3

Lighter +30%#C7C8CB

Lighter +20%#ADAEB2

Lighter +10%#939499

Darker −10%#606166

Darker −20%#47484C

Darker −30%#2F2F31

Darker −40%#161617

More saturated +25%#5A649F

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R121

G122

B128

Red121 (47.5%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue231.43°

Saturation (HSL)2.81%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7A · B 80

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