All About Color #797C6A

#797C6A

About #797C6A

#797C6A is a medium gray color with the hex code #797C6A. In RGB it is red 121, green 124, blue 106; in HSL it is hue 70°, saturation 8%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 15%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 4.28:1 on white and 4.90:1 on black.

#797C6A Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 7C, 6A
CMYK2.42%, 0.00%, 14.52%, 51.37%
RGB Decimal121, 124, 106
HSL70°, 8%, 45%
RGB Octal171, 174, 152
HSV (HSB)70.00°, 14.52%, 48.63%
RGB Binary1111001, 1111100, 1101010
CIE-L*AB51.29, -4.55, 9.45
RGB Percent47.45%, 48.63%, 41.57%
CIE-L*CH51.29, 10.49, 115.70
XYZ17.69, 19.52, 16.47
CIE-L*UV51.29, -0.79, 13.21
xyY0.33, 0.36, 19.52
Hunter-Lab44.18, -5.83, 8.82
RYB41.57%, 48.63%, 42.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#797C6A on a dark background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.
#797C6A on a light background: contrast 4.28:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #797C6A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#797C6A · #A6A899 · #494A3F · #6D6A7C · #9C99A8

Analogous palette

#7C6D6A · #7C766A · #797C6A · #707C6A · #6A7C6D

Triadic palette

#797C6A · #6A797C · #7C6A79 · #A6A899 · #99A6A8

Tetradic palette

#797C6A · #6A7C76 · #6D6A7C · #7C6A70 · #494A3F

Monochromatic palette

#282923 · #515346 · #797C6A · #9EA191 · #C3C4BA

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