#797C66

Closest named color: Medium Grey (#7D7F7C). oklch(57.7% 0.033 113.7), rgb(121, 124, 102).

Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).

About this color

#797C66 is a medium-dark, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 114°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Grey (#7D7F7C), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	muted (0.033)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Medium Grey (#7D7F7C)
Black text	4.88:1
White text	4.29:1

Values

HEX	#797C66
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 102)
HSL	hsl(68, 10%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.033 113.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #797C66	4.29:1	AA large text	Lc -75.2	Fine for body text
Black text on #797C66	4.88:1	AA	Lc 34.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#797C66 text on white	4.29:1	AA large text	Lc 69.7	Content text, not long reading
#797C66 text on black	4.88:1	AA	Lc -31.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F4

oklch(97% 0.001 106.4)
Step 100
100

#EAEAE7

oklch(93.6% 0.004 106.5)
Step 200
200

#D9DAD4

oklch(88.6% 0.008 114.2)
Step 300
300

#C0C2B7

oklch(80.9% 0.015 115.1)
Step 400
400

#A0A292

oklch(70.6% 0.023 112.8)
Step 500
500

#898C77

oklch(63.2% 0.031 113.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#797C66

oklch(57.7% 0.033 113.7)
Step 700
700

#60634F

oklch(49.1% 0.031 114.5)
Step 800
800

#4F5141

oklch(42.8% 0.026 113.3)
Step 900
900

#414337

oklch(37.7% 0.02 115)
Step 950
950

#262720

oklch(26.9% 0.013 113.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#797C66 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#807A65	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7F7A67	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7C7976	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7A7A7A	0.033