Colour

#797E7F

#797E7F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#797E7F is a grey with RGB values 121, 126, 127 and HSL 190°, 2%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#797E7F#797E7F

HEX#797E7F

RGBrgb(121, 126, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4941, 0.498

RGB percentages47.5%, 49.4%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(190, 2.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190, 4.7%, 49.8%)

CMYK4.7%, 0.8%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,962,239

CSS custom property--colour: #797E7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#868180

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7E7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7D7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#777F7Eno 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 text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 2.3 Dim grey · ΔE 8.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 2.35, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F7A79

Analogous#797F7D, #797B7F

Triadic#7F797E, #7E7F79

Split complementary#7F797B, #7F7D79

Tetradic#7D797F, #7F7A79, #7B7F79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E2E3

Lighter +30%#C7C9CA

Lighter +20%#ADB0B1

Lighter +10%#939798

Darker −10%#606465

Darker −20%#474A4B

Darker −30%#2E3031

Darker −40%#151617

More saturated +25%#5A939E

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R121

G126

B127

Red121 (47.5%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue190°

Saturation (HSL)2.42%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 7E · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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