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Colour

#797D8A

  • #797D8A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#797D8A is a grey with RGB values 121, 125, 138 and HSL 226°, 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

#797D8A#797D8A
HEX#797D8A
RGBrgb(121, 125, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4902, 0.5412
RGB percentages47.5%, 49%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(225.9, 6.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 12.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK12.3%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,961,994
CSS custom property--colour: #797D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#868275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#787D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#757F81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.6Light slate grey · ΔE 6.1Gray · ΔE 7.7Dim grey · ΔE 11.1Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.59, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8679
Analogous#79858A, #7E798A
Triadic#8A797D, #7D8A79
Split complementary#8A7E79, #858A79
Tetradic#8A7985, #8A8679, #798A7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E7E9
Lighter +30%#CBCCD1
Lighter +20%#AFB2BA
Lighter +10%#9497A2
Darker −10%#61646F
Darker −20%#494C54
Darker −30%#313339
Darker −40%#1A1B1D
More saturated +25%#5A6CA9
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R121
G125
B138
Red121 (47.5%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue225.88°
Saturation (HSL)6.77%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 7D · B 8A

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