Colour

#797C77

#797C77
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797C77 is a grey with RGB values 121, 124, 119 and HSL 96°, 2%, 48%. 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

#797C77#797C77

HEX#797C77

RGBrgb(121, 124, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.4667

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(96, 2.1%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96, 4%, 48.6%)

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

24-bit integer7,961,719

CSS custom property--colour: #797C77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#868388

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7B77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7B77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#797C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.7 Dim grey · ΔE 7.9 Slate grey · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Dark grey · ΔE 17.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.72, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A777C

Analogous#7B7C77, #777C77

Triadic#77797C, #7C7779

Split complementary#77777C, #7C777B

Tetradic#777B7C, #7A777C, #7C7777

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE0DF

Lighter +30%#C6C7C5

Lighter +20%#ACAEAB

Lighter +10%#939591

Darker −10%#60625E

Darker −20%#464845

Darker −30%#2D2E2C

Darker −40%#131413

More saturated +25%#739A59

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R121

G124

B119

Red121 (47.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue96°

Saturation (HSL)2.06%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B 77

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