#797480

Accessibility

4.62:1

Vs white / black

4.54:1 · 4.62:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#797480

RGB

rgb(121, 116, 128)

RGBA

rgba(121, 116, 128, 1)

HSL

hsl(265, 5%, 48%)

HSLA

hsla(265, 5%, 48%, 1)

HSV

hsv(265, 9%, 50%)

LAB

lab(49.63% 4.36 -5.89)

LCH

lch(49.63% 7.33 306.51)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5674 0.0109 -0.0157)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5674 0.0191 304.77)

XYZ

xyz(18.03, 18.11, 22.96)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 50%)

CSS

color: #797480;

CSS variable

--color-797480: #797480;

SCSS

$color-797480: #797480;

JavaScript

const color = "#797480";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#797480";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#797480" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#797480", "rgb": { "r": 121, "g": 116, "b": 128 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5674 0.0191 304.77)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#797480-1: #797480;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.56 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 8.33 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 7.36 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 8.39 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c0bbc8 400a49fac 500898390 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414d 900312d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f3f4 e9e8ea dedcdf d2d1d5 c7c5ca bcbac0 b1aeb5 a6a2aa 9b97a0 8f8b95 84808b 797480 6f6a75 65616b 5b5760 514d55 47444b 3d3a40 323035 28272b 1e1d20 141315 0a0a0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f3f4 e9e8ea dedcdf d2d1d5 c7c5ca bcbac0 b1aeb5 a6a2aa 9b97a0 8f8b95 84808b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6f6a75 65616b 5b5760 514d55 47444b 3d3a40 323035 28272b 1e1d20 141315 0a0a0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7a7580 7a7680 7b7780 7b7880 7c7980 7d7a80 7d7b80 7e7c80 7e7d80 7f7e80 7f7f80

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#797480Stop 1 #7B8174Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#747581Stop 1 #797480Stop 2 #807481Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#797480Stop 1 #817974Stop 2 #748179Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#797480Stop 1 #817F74Stop 2 #758174Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59555EStop 2 #7E7986Stop 3 #A5A1AAStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #797480 works

#797480 (#797480) sits in the grey family at about 265° hue, 5% saturation, and 48% lightness. Contrast is 4.54:1 on white and 4.62:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Gray#808080 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D DimGray#696969 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind slate 500#64748B Material You Neutral#938F99