#7c757c

Color #7c757c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7c757c

RGB

rgb(124, 117, 124)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(50.05, 4.07, -2.87)

LCH

lch(50.05, 4.98, 324.81)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0135, 325.84)

HWB

hwb(300, 45.9%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757c75

Analogous

#79757c

#7c757c

#7c7579

Triadic

#7c757c

#7c7c75

#757c7c

Split-complementary

#7c757c

#797c75

#757c79

Tetradic

#7c757c

#7c7575

#757c75

#757c7c

Square

#7c757c

#7c7975

#757c75

#75797c

Shades

Color #7c757c mixed toward black.

#676267

#534e53

#3e3b3e

#292729

#151415

Tints

Color #7c757c mixed toward white.

#928c92

#a8a3a8

#bebabe

#d4d1d4

#e9e8e9

Tones

Color #7c757c mixed toward gray.

#7c767c

#7b767b

#7a777a

#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 5.4

Deuteranopia

#797a7a · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#7c7979 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c757c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c757c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#7c757c (#7c757c) is rgb(124, 117, 124) in RGB.

No, #7c757c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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