Colour

#79858B

#79858B
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#79858B is a grey with RGB values 121, 133, 139 and HSL 200°, 7%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#79858B#79858B

HEX#79858B

RGBrgb(121, 133, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5216, 0.5451

RGB percentages47.5%, 52.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(200, 7.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 12.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK12.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,964,043

CSS custom property--colour: #79858B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#867A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82848Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F828Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#748787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 5.8 Slate grey · ΔE 6.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Dim grey · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 15.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7F79

Analogous#798B88, #797C8B

Triadic#8B7985, #858B79

Split complementary#8B797C, #8B8879

Tetradic#88798B, #8B7F79, #7C8B79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E9EA

Lighter +30%#CBD0D2

Lighter +20%#B0B7BA

Lighter +10%#949EA3

Darker −10%#616B70

Darker −20%#495155

Darker −30%#323739

Darker −40%#1A1D1E

More saturated +25%#5A8FAA

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R121

G133

B139

Red121 (47.5%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)7.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 85 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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