#797477#797477

#797477 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.008 H 340.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797477
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 119)
HSL	hsl(324, 2%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(324, 4%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 1.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 2.51, -0.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 2.69, 338.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.0072 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.008 340.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4598, 17.8877, 19.9821)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797477 #747976

analogous

#797479 #797477 #797475

triadic

#797477 #777974 #747779

tetradic

#797477 #797974 #747976 #747579

square

#797477 #797974 #747976 #747579

split-complementary

#797477 #757974 #747979

monochromatic

#3B383A #5A5658 #797477 #979396 #B5B2B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#797477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#797477 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797477

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797477	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747577

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757677

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.008 340.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9c9e',
    500: '#797477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797477;
$custom-light: #9f9c9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324,
    "s": 2.11,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56439,
    "c": 0.00759,
    "h": 340.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797477

secondary

#A3A6A4

accent

#AB8F7C

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797477

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

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