Colour

#797B7F

#797B7F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797B7F is a grey with RGB values 121, 123, 127 and HSL 220°, 2%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#797B7F#797B7F

HEX#797B7F

RGBrgb(121, 123, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4824, 0.498

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(220, 2.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 4.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK4.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,471

CSS custom property--colour: #797B7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#868480

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#797B7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#787C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.2 Dim grey · ΔE 7.6 Slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 17.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.17, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7D79

Analogous#797E7F, #7A797F

Triadic#7F797B, #7B7F79

Split complementary#7F7A79, #7E7F79

Tetradic#7F797E, #7F7D79, #797F7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E2E3

Lighter +30%#C7C8CA

Lighter +20%#ADAEB1

Lighter +10%#939598

Darker −10%#606265

Darker −20%#47484B

Darker −30%#2E2F31

Darker −40%#151617

More saturated +25%#5A719E

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R121

G123

B127

Red121 (47.5%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)2.42%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7B · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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