#787f8f

Color #787f8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#787f8f

RGB

rgb(120, 127, 143)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 9.3%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 16.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(53.12, 0.91, -9.5)

LCH

lch(53.12, 9.54, 275.47)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.0257, 266.66)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 47.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8878

Analogous

#788b8f

#787f8f

#7d788f

Triadic

#787f8f

#8f787f

#7f8f78

Split-complementary

#787f8f

#8f7d78

#8b8f78

Tetradic

#787f8f

#88788f

#8f8878

#7f8f78

Square

#787f8f

#8f788b

#8f8878

#788f7d

Shades

Color #787f8f mixed toward black.

#636a78

#505560

#3c3f48

#282a30

#141518

Tints

Color #787f8f mixed toward white.

#8f94a2

#a5aab4

#bcbfc7

#d2d4da

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #787f8f mixed toward gray.

#7a808d

#7c818b

#7e8189

#808287

#828385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b8b · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#7b7a8a · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#788888 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #787f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#787f8f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#787f8f (#787f8f) is rgb(120, 127, 143) in RGB.

No, #787f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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