#797E7D#797E7D

#797E7D is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.006 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797E7D
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 125)
HSL	hsl(168, 2%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(168, 4%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 0%, 0.8%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.36, -2.07, -0.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.36, 2.07, 182.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.85% -0.0062 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(58.85% 0.006 182.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0470, 20.4672, 22.3452)
Luminance	0.2047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797E7D #7E797A

analogous

#797E7A #797E7D #797C7E

triadic

#797E7D #7D797E #7E7D79

tetradic

#797E7D #7A797E #7E797A #7C7E79

square

#797E7D #7A797E #7E797A #7C7E79

split-complementary

#797E7D #7E797C #7E7A79

monochromatic

#3D403F #5B5F5E #797E7D #989C9B #B7BABA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#797E7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#797E7D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797E7D

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797E7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797E7D	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7D7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7D7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797e7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.006 182.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fa3a2',
    500: '#797e7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797e7d;
$custom-light: #9fa3a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797e7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 2.024,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58854,
    "c": 0.00617,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797E7D

secondary

#ABA8A9

accent

#7D86AB

background

#F9FAF9

surface

#F2F3F2

border

#CCCDCC

text

#0E0F0F

muted

#7E7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797E7D

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

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