#797472#797472

#797472 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.007 H 43.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797472
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 114)
HSL	hsl(17, 3%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(17, 6%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 1.53, 1.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 2.35, 49.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.005 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.007 43.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1674, 17.7708, 18.4420)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797472 #727779

analogous

#797273 #797472 #797772

triadic

#797472 #727974 #747279

tetradic

#797472 #737972 #727779 #777279

square

#797472 #737972 #727779 #777279

split-complementary

#797472 #727977 #727379

monochromatic

#3A3837 #595654 #797472 #979391 #B5B2B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#797472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#797472 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797472

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797472	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757472

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.007 43.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9c9a',
    500: '#797472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797472;
$custom-light: #9f9c9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 2.979,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5628,
    "c": 0.00691,
    "h": 43.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797472

secondary

#A1A4A5

accent

#9EAC7C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797472

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

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