Information about #797C78 color

#797C78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#797C78 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 124, 120) — 47.5% red, 48.6% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 2 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #797C78 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gunsmoke (#7A7C76). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Industrial Silver (#7C7D79) and Harbor Rat (#757D75).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(121, 124, 120)), which gives #797C78 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #797C78: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #797C78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#797C78 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#797C78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#AEB1AD

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White

#FFFFFF

#797C78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#60635F

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#484A47

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#30312F

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Black

#000000

#797C78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7A7D79

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Grey

#808080

#797C78 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#7B7C77

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#797C78 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#7C787D
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#7D787C
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#79787D
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#787D79

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#7C7D78
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#78797D
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#7D7879
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#787D7C
#787D7C

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#7C787D
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#7D7879
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#787C7D
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#7C787D
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#7D7978
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Nearest named colors to #797C78

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Triple Delta color link
Triple Delta

#787973

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Detroit color link
Detroit

#787774

Tapa color link
Tapa

#7C7C72

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Montoya color link
Montoya

#777972

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

#797C78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797C78
  • RGB121, 124, 120
  • CMYK1, 0, 2, 51
  • CSSrgb(121, 124, 120)
  • HSL105°, 2%, 48%
  • HSL Precise105°, 1.639%, 47.843%
  • HSV105°, 3%, 49%
  • HSB105°, 3%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.486, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.486, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.486, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID797C78
  • DECIMAL ID7961720
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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