HEX atlas value

#71797E

#71797E is a neutral gray HEX color close to Steel Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 113, 121, 126, HSL 203, 5%, 47%, has luminance 0.1869, and belongs to the muted group.

gray neutral muted

#71797E Sample readable text

HEX #71797E

RGB rgb(113, 121, 126)

HSL hsl(203 5% 47%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 4, 0, 51)

Luminance 0.1869

Contrast Black 4.74:1White 4.43:1

CSS

--color-71797e: #71797E;
.background-71797e { background-color: #71797E; }
.text-71797e { color: #71797E; }

Luminance0.1869

Black text4.74:1AA Pass

White text4.43:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#71797E","rgb":[113,121,126],"hsl":[203,5,47],"cmyk":[10,4,0,51],"luminance":0.1869,"contrast":{"black":4.74,"white":4.43}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#464B4E","hex":"#464B4E","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.38,"contrastWhite":8.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A1A7AA","hex":"#A1A7AA","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.62,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.18,"contrastWhite":4.05,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.01,"contrastWhite":4.19,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#727E7C","hex":"#727E7C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":4.99,"contrastWhite":4.21,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["neutral gray","muted","muted gray","Steel Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","neutral UI systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/71797e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/steel-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxidized-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wet-concrete.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7E7672","analogous":["#727E7C","#72737E"],"triadic":["#7E7279","#797E72"],"tetradic":["#7C727E","#7E7672","#737E72"],"splitComplementary":["#7E7273","#7E7C72"],"monochromatic":["#A1A7AA","#71797E","#464B4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A1A7AA","dark":"#464B4E","saturated":"#577F98","desaturated":"#787878","pastel":"#B8B8B8","neon":"#1AA7FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"steel-gray","name":"Steel Gray","hex":"#71797E","distance":0},{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","distance":7},{"slug":"wet-concrete","name":"Wet Concrete","hex":"#6F7378","distance":8.717797887081348},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":13.038404810405298}]

HEX meaning and use

About #71797E

#71797E is classified as a neutral gray value with muted visual character. #71797E is visually closest to Steel Gray, a named gray color with HEX #71797E.

The RGB channels are 113, 121, and 126, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 203deg with 5% saturation and 47% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1869, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.74:1AA Pass

White text4.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #71797E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.74:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#464B4E#FFFFFF text · best 8.84:1#464B4E

#A1A7AA#000000 text · best 8.62:1#A1A7AA

Smoke#000000 text · best 5.18:1#738276

Oxidized Copper#000000 text · best 5.01:1#6E7F80

#727E7C#000000 text · best 4.99:1#727E7C

Generated Palette

Steel Gray#71797E

#7E7672#7E7672

#727E7C#727E7C

#72737E#72737E

#A1A7AA#A1A7AA

#464B4E#464B4E

Color Harmonies

#7E7672#7E7672

#727E7C#727E7C

#72737E#72737E

#7E7279#7E7279

#797E72#797E72

Variants

#A1A7AA#A1A7AA

#464B4E#464B4E

#577F98#577F98

#787878#787878

#B8B8B8#B8B8B8

#1AA7FF#1AA7FF

Nearest Named Colors

Steel Gray#71797E

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

Wet Concrete#6F7378

Smoke#738276

Nickel#727472

#71797E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #71797E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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