#797271#797271

#797271 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.009 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797271
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 113)
HSL	hsl(8, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 7%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 6.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, 2.50, 1.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 2.93, 31.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.0079 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.009 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.8828, 17.2920, 18.0679)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797271 #717879

analogous

#797174 #797271 #797671

triadic

#797271 #717972 #727179

tetradic

#797271 #747971 #717879 #767179

square

#797271 #747971 #717879 #767179

split-complementary

#797271 #717976 #717479

monochromatic

#3A3636 #595453 #797271 #979190 #B5B0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#797271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#797271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797271

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797271	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757471

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.009 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9a99',
    500: '#797271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797271;
$custom-light: #9f9a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 3.419,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55807,
    "c": 0.00884,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797271

secondary

#A1A5A5

accent

#A6AD7B

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797271

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

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