Colour

#797C8B

#797C8B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#797C8B is a grey with RGB values 121, 124, 139 and HSL 230°, 7%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#797C8B#797C8B

HEX#797C8B

RGBrgb(121, 124, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4863, 0.5451

RGB percentages47.5%, 48.6%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(230, 7.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 12.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK12.9%, 10.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,961,739

CSS custom property--colour: #797C8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#868374

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787D8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#777C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#757F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Gray · ΔE 8.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.75, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8879

Analogous#79858B, #7F798B

Triadic#8B797C, #7C8B79

Split complementary#8B7F79, #858B79

Tetradic#8B7985, #8B8879, #798B7F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E7EA

Lighter +30%#CBCCD2

Lighter +20%#B0B1BA

Lighter +10%#9497A3

Darker −10%#616370

Darker −20%#494B55

Darker −30%#323339

Darker −40%#1A1B1E

More saturated +25%#5A67AA

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R121

G124

B139

Red121 (47.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)7.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7C · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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