#79979B

#79979B

Color Values

HEX

#79979B

RGB

121, 151, 155

HSL

187.1, 14.5%, 54.1%

HSV

187.1, 21.9%, 60.8%

CMYK

21.9%, 2.6%, 0.0%, 39.2%

OKLCH

0.655 0.034 206.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightcyan 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#79979B

#9B7D79

Analogous

#799B8E

#79869B

#79979B

Triadic

#79979B

#9B7997

#979B79

Split Complementary

#79979B

#9B7986

#9B8E79

Tetradic

#79979B

#8E799B

#9B7D79

#869B79

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#79979B

Protanopia

#86869A

Deuteranopia

#84829A

Tritanopia

#7A9999

Achromatopsia

#919191

CSS Usage

background-color: #79979B;
color: #79979B;
border-color: #79979B;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 400 #9CA3AF

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F8F8
100
#EBEFEF
200
#D6DFE0
300
#B9C9CB
400
#93ABAE
500
#6D8E92
600
#577175
700
#465B5D
800
#374749
900
#2A3537
950
#1B2223

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.71:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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