#797272#797272

#797272 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.009 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797272
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 6%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 2.70, 0.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 2.87, 19.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.0083 0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.009 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9394, 17.3146, 18.3660)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797272 #727979

analogous

#797275 #797272 #797572

triadic

#797272 #727972 #727279

tetradic

#797272 #757972 #727979 #757279

square

#797272 #757972 #727979 #757279

split-complementary

#797272 #727975 #727579

monochromatic

#3A3737 #595454 #797272 #979191 #B5B0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#797272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#797272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797272

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797272	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)

#737372

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.009 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9a9a',
    500: '#797272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797272;
$custom-light: #9f9a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.979,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55838,
    "c": 0.00869,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797272

secondary

#A1A5A5

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797272

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

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