Recognised as Colour
#798B7E
- #798B7E
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#798B7E is a grey with RGB values 121, 139, 126 and HSL 137°, 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
#798B7E#798B7E
HEX#798B7E
RGBrgb(121, 139, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5451, 0.4941
RGB percentages47.5%, 54.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(136.7, 7.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.7, 12.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 9.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,965,566
CSS custom property--colour: #798B7E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#867481
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B7986
Analogous#7D8B79, #798B87
Triadic#7E798B, #8B7E79
Split complementary#87798B, #8B797D
Tetradic#797D8B, #8B7986, #8B8779
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G139
B126
Red121 (47.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue136.67°
Saturation (HSL)7.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G 8B · B 7E
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