#797E86#797E86

#797E86 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.014 H 259.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797E86
RGB	rgb(121, 126, 134)
HSL	hsl(217, 5%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(217, 10%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 6%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.63, -0.17, -4.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.63, 4.98, 268.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% -0.0024 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.014 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6482, 20.7077, 25.5115)
Luminance	0.2071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797E86 #868179

analogous

#798486 #797E86 #7B7986

triadic

#797E86 #86797E #7E8679

tetradic

#797E86 #867984 #868179 #79867B

square

#797E86 #867984 #868179 #79867B

split-complementary

#797E86 #867B79 #848679

monochromatic

#3F4246 #5C6066 #797E86 #999DA3 #B9BCC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#797E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#797E86 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797E86

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797E86	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7E86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#768080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 126, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.014 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fa3a9',
    500: '#797e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797e86;
$custom-light: #9fa3a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.923,
    "s": 5.098,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59153,
    "c": 0.01356,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797E86

secondary

#B0AEAA

accent

#9A7AAE

background

#F9FAFA

surface

#F2F3F4

border

#CCCDCE

text

#0E0F0F

muted

#7E7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #797E86

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

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