#72878f

Color #72878f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#72878f

RGB

rgb(114, 135, 143)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 11.5%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 20.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.96, -5.7, -6.81)

LCH

lch(54.96, 8.88, 230.07)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0271, 222.76)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 44.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7a72

Analogous

#728f89

#72878f

#72788f

Triadic

#72878f

#8f7287

#878f72

Split-complementary

#72878f

#8f7278

#8f8972

Tetradic

#72878f

#7a728f

#8f7a72

#878f72

Square

#72878f

#89728f

#8f7a72

#788f72

Shades

Color #72878f mixed toward black.

#5f7177

#4c5a60

#394448

#262d30

#131718

Tints

Color #72878f mixed toward white.

#899ba2

#a1afb4

#b8c3c7

#d0d7da

#e7ebec

Tones

Color #72878f mixed toward gray.

#74868d

#77858a

#798488

#7c8385

#7e8283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c8d · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#7a798d · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#738c8b · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 8.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72878f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72878f]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#72878f (#72878f) is rgb(114, 135, 143) in RGB.

No, #72878f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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