#7c8296

Color #7c8296

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8296

RGB

rgb(124, 130, 150)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 11%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 17.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(54.5, 2.16, -11.46)

LCH

lch(54.5, 11.66, 280.67)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0311, 272.21)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 48.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96907c

Analogous

#7c8f96

#7c8296

#837c96

Triadic

#7c8296

#967c82

#82967c

Split-complementary

#7c8296

#96837c

#8f967c

Tetradic

#7c8296

#907c96

#96907c

#82967c

Square

#7c8296

#967c8f

#96907c

#7c9683

Shades

Color #7c8296 mixed toward black.

#666b7f

#515665

#3d404c

#292b33

#141519

Tints

Color #7c8296 mixed toward white.

#9297a7

#a8acb9

#bdc0ca

#d3d5dc

#e9eaed

Tones

Color #7c8296 mixed toward gray.

#7e8394

#808492

#82858f

#85878d

#87888b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f91 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#7e7e90 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#7c8e8d · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8296]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c8296 (#7c8296) is rgb(124, 130, 150) in RGB.

No, #7c8296 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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