#787c8a

Color #787c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#787c8a

RGB

rgb(120, 124, 138)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 7.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 13%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 10.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.11, 1.51, -8.09)

LCH

lch(52.11, 8.23, 280.57)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0218, 273.15)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 47.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8678

Analogous

#78858a

#787c8a

#7d788a

Triadic

#787c8a

#8a787c

#7c8a78

Split-complementary

#787c8a

#8a7d78

#858a78

Tetradic

#787c8a

#86788a

#8a8678

#7c8a78

Square

#787c8a

#8a7885

#8a8678

#788a7d

Shades

Color #787c8a mixed toward black.

#646773

#50535c

#3c3e45

#28292e

#141517

Tints

Color #787c8a mixed toward white.

#8f929d

#a5a8b1

#bcbec4

#d2d3d8

#e9e9eb

Tones

Color #787c8a mixed toward gray.

#7a7d88

#7b7e87

#7d7f86

#7e7f84

#808083

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a87 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#7a7986 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#788484 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #787c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787c8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#787c8a (#787c8a) is rgb(120, 124, 138) in RGB.

No, #787c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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