#717c8a

Color #717c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 2.39 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#717c8a

RGB

rgb(113, 124, 138)

HSL

hsl(213.6, 10%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.6, 18.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(51.57, -0.92, -8.96)

LCH

lch(51.57, 9.01, 264.14)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.0252, 254.59)

HWB

hwb(213.6, 44.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7f71

Analogous

#71898a

#717c8a

#72718a

Triadic

#717c8a

#8a717c

#7c8a71

Split-complementary

#717c8a

#8a7271

#898a71

Tetradic

#717c8a

#7f718a

#8a7f71

#7c8a71

Square

#717c8a

#8a7189

#8a7f71

#718a72

Shades

Color #717c8a mixed toward black.

#5e6773

#4b535c

#383e45

#26292e

#131517

Tints

Color #717c8a mixed toward white.

#88929e

#a0a8b1

#b8bdc5

#d0d3d8

#e7e9ec

Tones

Color #717c8a mixed toward gray.

#737c88

#757c86

#777d84

#797d82

#7b7d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767687 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#757486 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#728484 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #717c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#717c8a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#717c8a (#717c8a) is rgb(113, 124, 138) in RGB.

No, #717c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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