Recognised as Colour
#798B79
- #798B79
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#798B79 is a grey with RGB values 121, 139, 121 and HSL 120°, 7%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#798B79#798B79
HEX#798B79
RGBrgb(121, 139, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.4745
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(120, 7.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 12.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,561
CSS custom property--colour: #798B79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#867486
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B798B
Analogous#828B79, #798B82
Triadic#79798B, #8B7979
Split complementary#82798B, #8B7982
Tetradic#79828B, #8B798B, #8B8279
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G139
B121
Red121 (47.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)7.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B 79
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