Palettes / Colors / #797472

#797472 — Stone Grey

#797472 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #797472 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#797472 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #727779; it also sits naturally between #797273 and #797772. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 45% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #797472

.text { color: #797472; }
.background { background-color: #797472; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797472; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 116, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 3%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797472; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 116, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797472; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 116, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797472">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797472">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #727779:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797472: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797472

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #797472 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #797472 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #797472?

#797472 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 121, 116, 114). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797472?

#797472 is RGB 121, 116, 114 — HSL 17°, 3%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 53%.

What colors go with #797472?

Its complement is #727779; analogous partners are #797273 and #797772. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797472 for text?

White text on #797472 has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.