#717c8c

Color #717c8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 2.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#717c8c

RGB

rgb(113, 124, 140)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 10.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 19.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(51.63, -0.45, -10.03)

LCH

lch(51.63, 10.04, 267.43)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0279, 257.56)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 44.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8171

Analogous

#71898c

#717c8c

#73718c

Triadic

#717c8c

#8c717c

#7c8c71

Split-complementary

#717c8c

#8c7371

#898c71

Tetradic

#717c8c

#81718c

#8c8171

#7c8c71

Square

#717c8c

#8c7189

#8c8171

#718c73

Shades

Color #717c8c mixed toward black.

#5e6775

#4b535d

#383e46

#26292f

#131517

Tints

Color #717c8c mixed toward white.

#88929f

#a0a8b2

#b8bdc6

#d0d3d9

#e7e9ec

Tones

Color #717c8c mixed toward gray.

#737c8a

#757d88

#787d85

#7a7e83

#7c7e81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767688 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#757487 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#728585 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #717c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#717c8c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#717c8c (#717c8c) is rgb(113, 124, 140) in RGB.

No, #717c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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