#757b8e

Color #757b8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#757b8e

RGB

rgb(117, 123, 142)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 10%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 17.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 13.4%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(51.72, 1.97, -11.03)

LCH

lch(51.72, 11.2, 280.13)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0299, 271.53)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 45.9%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8875

Analogous

#75888e

#757b8e

#7c758e

Triadic

#757b8e

#8e757b

#7b8e75

Split-complementary

#757b8e

#8e7c75

#888e75

Tetradic

#757b8e

#88758e

#8e8875

#7b8e75

Square

#757b8e

#8e7588

#8e8875

#758e7c

Shades

Color #757b8e mixed toward black.

#616677

#4e525f

#3a3d47

#27292f

#131418

Tints

Color #757b8e mixed toward white.

#8c91a1

#a3a7b4

#babdc7

#d1d3d9

#e8e9ec

Tones

Color #757b8e mixed toward gray.

#777c8c

#797d8a

#7b7e88

#7d7f86

#7f8084

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78788a · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#777789 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#758685 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #757b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#757b8e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#757b8e (#757b8e) is rgb(117, 123, 142) in RGB.

No, #757b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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