#797173#797173

#797173 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.010 H 0.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797173
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 115)
HSL	hsl(345, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(345, 7%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 3.48, 0.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 3.48, 0.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.0104 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.01 0.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8844, 17.1132, 18.6300)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797173 #717977

analogous

#797177 #797173 #797371

triadic

#797173 #737971 #717379

tetradic

#797173 #777971 #717977 #737179

square

#797173 #777971 #717977 #737179

split-complementary

#797173 #717973 #717779

monochromatic

#3A3637 #595355 #797173 #979092 #B5B0B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#797173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#797173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797173

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797173	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)

#727273

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747373

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.010 0.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f999b',
    500: '#797173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797173;
$custom-light: #9f999b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 3.419,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55651,
    "c": 0.01035,
    "h": 0.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797173

secondary

#A1A5A4

accent

#ADA07B

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797173

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

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