#79797D#79797D
#79797D is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.006 H 286.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79797D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 121, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 2%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 3%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.94, 0.81, -2.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.94, 2.33, 290.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.74% 0.0017 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.74% 0.006 286.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4235, 19.2203, 22.1374) |
| Luminance | 0.1922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Gray
#808080
ΔE00 3.52
Medium Grey
#7D7F7C
ΔE00 4.97
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 5.34
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 6.85
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 7.51
Slate Gray
#708090
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79797D #7D7D79
analogous
#797B7D #79797D #7B797D
triadic
#79797D #7D7979 #797D79
tetradic
#79797D #7D797B #7D7D79 #797D7B
square
#79797D #7D797B #7D7D79 #797D7B
split-complementary
#79797D #7D7B79 #7B7D79
monochromatic
#3D3D3F #5B5B5E #79797D #98989B #B7B7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#79797D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#79797D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #79797D
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79797D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79797D | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78797D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#78797D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#787A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79797d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.006 286.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f9fa2',
500: '#79797d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79797d; $custom-light: #9f9fa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79797d",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 121,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 240,
"s": 1.626,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5774,
"c": 0.00605,
"h": 286.2
},
"luminance": 0.1922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79797D
secondary
#AAAAA8
accent
#AB7DAB
background
#F9F9F9
surface
#F2F2F2
border
#CCCCCC
text
#0E0E0F
muted
#7E7E7E