#788c8e

Color #788c8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#788c8e

RGB

rgb(120, 140, 142)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 8.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 15.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 1.4%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.78, -6.7, -3.48)

LCH

lch(56.78, 7.55, 207.45)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0232, 203.91)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 47.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7a78

Analogous

#788e85

#788c8e

#78818e

Triadic

#788c8e

#8e788c

#8c8e78

Split-complementary

#788c8e

#8e7881

#8e8578

Tetradic

#788c8e

#7a788e

#8e7a78

#8c8e78

Square

#788c8e

#85788e

#8e7a78

#818e78

Shades

Color #788c8e mixed toward black.

#647577

#505e5f

#3c4647

#282f30

#141718

Tints

Color #788c8e mixed toward white.

#8f9fa1

#a5b2b4

#bcc6c7

#d2d9d9

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #788c8e mixed toward gray.

#7a8b8c

#7c898a

#7e8889

#7f8687

#818585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81818e · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#807e8d · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#798d8d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #788c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#788c8e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#788c8e (#788c8e) is rgb(120, 140, 142) in RGB.

No, #788c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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