#79727F#79727F

#79727F is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.021 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79727F
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 127)
HSL	hsl(272, 5%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(272, 10%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 5.33, -6.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 8.15, 310.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.0137 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.021 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7326, 17.6319, 22.5437)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79727F #787F72

analogous

#73727F #79727F #7F727E

triadic

#79727F #7F7972 #727F79

tetradic

#79727F #7F7372 #787F72 #727E7F

square

#79727F #7F7372 #787F72 #727E7F

split-complementary

#79727F #7E7F72 #727F73

monochromatic

#3C383E #5A555F #79727F #98919D #B6B2BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#79727F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#79727F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79727F

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79727F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79727F	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707480

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71757F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79727f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.021 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9aa4',
    500: '#79727f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79727f;
$custom-light: #9f9aa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79727f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 5.394,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56275,
    "c": 0.02142,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79727F

secondary

#A6AAA3

accent

#AF7992

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F4

border

#CCCCCE

text

#0E0E0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #79727F

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

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