#797F7D#797F7D

#797F7D is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.008 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797F7D
RGB	rgb(121, 127, 125)
HSL	hsl(160, 2%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(160, 5%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 1.6%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.65, -2.64, 0.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.65, 2.66, 173.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.08% -0.0077 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(59.08% 0.008 174.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1755, 20.7242, 22.3880)
Luminance	0.2072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797F7D #7F797B

analogous

#797F7A #797F7D #797E7F

triadic

#797F7D #7D797F #7F7D79

tetradic

#797F7D #7A797F #7F797B #7E7F79

square

#797F7D #7A797F #7F797B #7E7F79

split-complementary

#797F7D #7F797E #7F7A79

monochromatic

#3D403F #5B605E #797F7D #989D9B #B8BBBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#797F7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#797F7D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797F7D

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797F7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797F7D	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)

#7F7E7D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7D7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797f7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 127, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.008 174.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fa4a2',
    500: '#797f7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797f7d;
$custom-light: #9fa4a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797f7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 2.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59079,
    "c": 0.00776,
    "h": 174.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797F7D

secondary

#ABA8A9

accent

#7C8CAC

background

#F9FAF9

surface

#F2F4F2

border

#CCCECC

text

#0E0F0F

muted

#7E7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #797F7D

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

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