#7b727e

Color #7b727e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7b727e

RGB

rgb(123, 114, 126)

HSL

hsl(285, 5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 9.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 9.5%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(49.19, 5.86, -5.34)

LCH

lch(49.19, 7.93, 317.66)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.0211, 317.69)

HWB

hwb(285, 44.7%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757e72

Analogous

#75727e

#7b727e

#7e727b

Triadic

#7b727e

#7e7b72

#727e7b

Split-complementary

#7b727e

#7b7e72

#727e75

Tetradic

#7b727e

#7e7275

#757e72

#727e7b

Square

#7b727e

#7e7572

#757e72

#727b7e

Shades

Color #7b727e mixed toward black.

#675f69

#524c54

#3e393f

#29262a

#151315

Tints

Color #7b727e mixed toward white.

#918994

#a7a1aa

#bdb8bf

#d3d0d4

#e9e7ea

Tones

Color #7b727e mixed toward gray.

#7b737d

#7a747c

#7a757b

#79767a

#797779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77777b · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#78787b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#7b7978 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7b727e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b727e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#7b727e (#7b727e) is rgb(123, 114, 126) in RGB.

No, #7b727e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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