#797178#797178

#797178 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.014 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797178
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 120)
HSL	hsl(308, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(308, 7%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 0.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 4.47, -2.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 5.25, 328.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.0124 -0.0073)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.014 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.1800, 17.2314, 20.1866)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797178 #717972

analogous

#767179 #797178 #797174

triadic

#797178 #787971 #717879

tetradic

#797178 #797671 #717972 #717479

square

#797178 #797671 #717972 #717479

split-complementary

#797178 #747971 #717976

monochromatic

#3A3639 #595359 #797178 #979096 #B5B0B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#797178 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#797178 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797178

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797178	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797178	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717378

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727478

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797178;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.014 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f999f',
    500: '#797178',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797178;
$custom-light: #9f999f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797178",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.5,
    "s": 3.419,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55815,
    "c": 0.0144,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797178

secondary

#A1A5A1

accent

#AD817B

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797178

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

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