#796972#796972

#796972 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.024 H 343.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796972
RGB	rgb(121, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(326, 7%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(326, 13%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 8.02, -2.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 8.46, 341.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.0232 -0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.024 343.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9737, 15.3833, 18.0441)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796972 #697970

analogous

#786979 #796972 #79696A

triadic

#796972 #727969 #697279

tetradic

#796972 #797869 #697970 #696A79

square

#796972 #797869 #697970 #696A79

split-complementary

#796972 #6A7969 #697978

monochromatic

#373034 #584D53 #796972 #978891 #B4A8AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#796972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#796972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796972

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796972	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6C72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6E72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B696C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.024 343.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f939a',
    500: '#796972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796972;
$custom-light: #9f939a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 326.25,
    "s": 7.08,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53887,
    "c": 0.0242,
    "h": 343.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796972

secondary

#9AA49E

accent

#B09078

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F1F2

border

#CCCBCC

text

#0E0D0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #796972

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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