Colour

#797C82

#797C82
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797C82 is a grey with RGB values 121, 124, 130 and HSL 220°, 4%, 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

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HEX#797C82

RGBrgb(121, 124, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.5098

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 51%

HSLhsl(220, 3.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 6.9%, 51%)

CMYK6.9%, 4.6%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,730

CSS custom property--colour: #797C82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#86837D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7C82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#797B82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#777D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 4 Slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Dim grey · ΔE 8.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Dark grey · ΔE 17.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 4, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#827F79

Analogous#798182, #7B7982

Triadic#82797C, #7C8279

Split complementary#827A79, #818279

Tetradic#827981, #827F79, #79827A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E3E4

Lighter +30%#C8C9CC

Lighter +20%#AEB0B3

Lighter +10%#93969B

Darker −10%#606368

Darker −20%#484A4D

Darker −30%#2F3033

Darker −40%#171718

More saturated +25%#5A72A1

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R121

G124

B130

Red121 (47.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)3.59%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B 82

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Colour values

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