#7b7878

Color #7b7878

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7b7878

RGB

rgb(123, 120, 120)

HSL

hsl(0, 1.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.4%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 2.4%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(50.69, 1.14, 0.4)

LCH

lch(50.69, 1.21, 19.33)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0037, 17.45)

HWB

hwb(0, 47.1%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787b7b

Analogous

#7b7879

#7b7878

#7b7978

Triadic

#7b7878

#787b78

#78787b

Split-complementary

#7b7878

#787b79

#78797b

Tetradic

#7b7878

#7b7b78

#787b7b

#78787b

Square

#7b7878

#797b78

#787b7b

#79787b

Shades

Color #7b7878 mixed toward black.

#666464

#525050

#3d3c3c

#292828

#141414

Tints

Color #7b7878 mixed toward white.

#918e8e

#a7a5a5

#bdbbbb

#d3d2d2

#e9e8e8

Tones

Color #7b7878 mixed toward gray.

#7b7878

#7a7878

#7a7979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a78 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#7a7a78 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#7b7878 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7b7878;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7b7878]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#7b7878 (#7b7878) is rgb(123, 120, 120) in RGB.

No, #7b7878 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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