Colour

#79868C

#79868C
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#79868C is a grey with RGB values 121, 134, 140 and HSL 199°, 8%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#79868C#79868C

HEX#79868C

RGBrgb(121, 134, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5255, 0.549

RGB percentages47.5%, 52.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(198.9, 7.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 13.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK13.6%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,964,300

CSS custom property--colour: #79868C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#867973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83858Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#80838Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#748888no 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 text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 6.1 Slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Dim grey · ΔE 12.2 Dark grey · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C7F79

Analogous#798C89, #797D8C

Triadic#8C7986, #868C79

Split complementary#8C797D, #8C8979

Tetradic#88798C, #8C7F79, #7D8C79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E9EA

Lighter +30%#CBD0D3

Lighter +20%#B0B8BB

Lighter +10%#949FA4

Darker −10%#616C71

Darker −20%#495256

Darker −30%#32383A

Darker −40%#1A1D1F

More saturated +25%#5A91AB

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R121

G134

B140

Red121 (47.5%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue198.95°

Saturation (HSL)7.63%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G 86 · B 8C

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Colour values

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