#797474#797474

#797474 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.006 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797474
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 116)
HSL	hsl(0, 2%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 4%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 4.1%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 1.92, 0.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 2.03, 19.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.0059 0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.006 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2825, 17.8168, 19.0481)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797474 #747979

analogous

#797477 #797474 #797774

triadic

#797474 #747974 #747479

tetradic

#797474 #777974 #747979 #777479

square

#797474 #777974 #747979 #777479

split-complementary

#797474 #747977 #747779

monochromatic

#3B3838 #5A5656 #797474 #979393 #B5B2B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#797474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#797474 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797474

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797474	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767574

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.006 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9c9c',
    500: '#797474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797474;
$custom-light: #9f9c9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.11,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56343,
    "c": 0.00617,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797474

secondary

#A3A6A6

accent

#ABAB7C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797474

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

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