#797F79#797F79

#797F79 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.011 H 145.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797F79
RGB	rgb(121, 127, 121)
HSL	hsl(120, 2%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(120, 5%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 4.7%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.54, -3.44, 2.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.54, 4.25, 144.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% -0.0094 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.011 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9251, 20.6241, 21.0693)
Luminance	0.2062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797F79 #7F797F

analogous

#7C7F79 #797F79 #797F7C

triadic

#797F79 #79797F #7F7979

tetradic

#797F79 #797C7F #7F797F #7F7C79

square

#797F79 #797C7F #7F797F #7F7C79

split-complementary

#797F79 #7C797F #7F797C

monochromatic

#3D403D #5B605B #797F79 #989D98 #B8BBB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#797F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#797F79 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797F79

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797F79	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7E79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7D79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 127, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.011 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fa49f',
    500: '#797f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797f79;
$custom-light: #9fa49f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 2.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58955,
    "c": 0.01148,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797F79

secondary

#ABA8AB

accent

#7CACAC

background

#F9FAF9

surface

#F2F4F2

border

#CCCECC

text

#0E0F0E

muted

#7E7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797F79

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

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