#7c757b

Color #7c757b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7c757b

RGB

rgb(124, 117, 123)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 2.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 5.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 0.8%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(50.02, 3.86, -2.33)

LCH

lch(50.02, 4.51, 328.88)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0124, 330.54)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 45.9%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757c76

Analogous

#7a757c

#7c757b

#7c7578

Triadic

#7c757b

#7b7c75

#757b7c

Split-complementary

#7c757b

#787c75

#757c7a

Tetradic

#7c757b

#7c7675

#757c76

#757b7c

Square

#7c757b

#7c7a75

#757c76

#75787c

Shades

Color #7c757b mixed toward black.

#676267

#534e52

#3e3b3e

#292729

#151415

Tints

Color #7c757b mixed toward white.

#928c91

#a8a3a7

#bebabd

#d4d1d3

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #7c757b mixed toward gray.

#7c767b

#7b767a

#7a777a

#7a7779

#797879

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79797a · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#797a79 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#7c7878 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c757b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c757b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#7c757b (#7c757b) is rgb(124, 117, 123) in RGB.

No, #7c757b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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