#79979A Color

#79979A is rgb(121, 151, 154) in RGB and hsl(185, 14%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79979A

HEX#79979A

RGBrgb(121, 151, 154)

HSLhsl(185, 14%, 54%)

HSVhsv(185, 21%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.034 203.9)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79979A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79979A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79979A Complementary#9A7C79 Analogous#799A8C Analogous#79879A Triadic#9A7997 Triadic#979A79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79979A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BA5A7 #9FB5B7 #B1C2C4 #C2D0D1 #D3DDDE #E8EDED

Shades

#678689 #587274 #485E60 #374749 #273334 #181F20

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