#797172#797172

#797172 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.010 H 8.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797172
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 114)
HSL	hsl(353, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(353, 7%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 3.28, 0.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 3.33, 9.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.0099 0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.01 8.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8272, 17.0903, 18.3286)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797172 #717978

analogous

#797176 #797172 #797471

triadic

#797172 #727971 #717279

tetradic

#797172 #767971 #717978 #747179

square

#797172 #767971 #717978 #747179

split-complementary

#797172 #717974 #717679

monochromatic

#3A3636 #595354 #797172 #979091 #B5B0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#797172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#797172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797172

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797172	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747372

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.010 8.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f999a',
    500: '#797172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797172;
$custom-light: #9f999a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 3.419,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55619,
    "c": 0.01004,
    "h": 8.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797172

secondary

#A1A5A5

accent

#ADA67B

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797172

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

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