Colour

#79807C

#79807C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#79807C is a grey with RGB values 121, 128, 124 and HSL 146°, 3%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#79807C

RGBrgb(121, 128, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.502, 0.4863

RGB percentages47.5%, 50.2%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(145.7, 2.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(145.7, 5.5%, 50.2%)

CMYK5.5%, 0%, 3.1%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,962,748

CSS custom property--colour: #79807C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#867F83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807F7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#78807Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 3.7 Dim grey · ΔE 9.2 Slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 3.7, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80797D

Analogous#7A8079, #798080

Triadic#7C7980, #807C79

Split complementary#807980, #80797A

Tetradic#797A80, #80797D, #808079

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E3E2

Lighter +30%#C7CBC9

Lighter +20%#ADB2AF

Lighter +10%#939996

Darker −10%#606663

Darker −20%#474C49

Darker −30%#2F3130

Darker −40%#161716

More saturated +25%#5A9F78

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R121

G128

B124

Red121 (47.5%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue145.71°

Saturation (HSL)2.81%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G 80 · B 7C

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