#797774 Hex Color
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This mid-tone grey serves as a professional, grounded neutral for interface backgrounds. Its muted, ashy quality avoids the harshness of pure black while maintaining enough contrast to support small body text, reaching a 4.7:1 ratio with black type. Because it is so restrained, #797774 excels as a secondary supporting tone alongside saturated accent colors. This hex code works best in minimal design systems.
Questions about #797774
What is #797774 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #797774 is rgb(121, 119, 116), in HSL hsl(36, 2%, 46%) and in CMYK 0%, 2%, 4%, 53%.
What colors pair best with #797774?
Because #797774 is a restrained neutral, it excels when paired with saturated accent colors like terracotta or navy. Using it as a secondary background color allows these brighter, bolder hues to stand out without competing for visual hierarchy.
Is #797774 readable on white or black?
#797774 has a 4.46:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.70:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.