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#797170 closest to Empress

#797170 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Empress. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 44.3% green and 43.9% blue (rgb(121, 113, 112)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 4% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black. #797170 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.76:1.

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Variations of #797170

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#797170 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#797170 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #797170 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #747370
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #727270
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #747270
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #747370
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #767270
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7B7071
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7A7170
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #747272

#797170 contrast checker

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4.76:1 Good#797170 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.41:1 Poor#797170 text on black
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#797170 in CSS

/* Empress */
.color { color: #797170; }
.background { background-color: #797170; }
.border { border: 1px solid #797170; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 113 112);
color: hsl(7 4% 46%);
color: oklch(0.556 0.010 26.1);

#797170 FAQ

What color is #797170?

#797170 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Empress. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #797170?

#797170 is rgb(121, 113, 112) in RGB, hsl(7, 4%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 53%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #797170?

The complementary color of #797170 is #707879, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #797170?

White text has the best contrast on #797170: 4.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #797170 a warm or cool color?

#797170 is a neutral color.