#7c838d

Color #7c838d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 4.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7c838d

RGB

rgb(124, 131, 141)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 6.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 12.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(54.49, -0.45, -6.26)

LCH

lch(54.49, 6.28, 265.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0172, 257.25)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 48.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d867c

Analogous

#7c8c8d

#7c838d

#7e7c8d

Triadic

#7c838d

#8d7c83

#838d7c

Split-complementary

#7c838d

#8d7e7c

#8c8d7c

Tetradic

#7c838d

#867c8d

#8d867c

#838d7c

Square

#7c838d

#8d7c8c

#8d867c

#7c8d7e

Shades

Color #7c838d mixed toward black.

#676d76

#52575e

#3e4147

#292c2f

#151618

Tints

Color #7c838d mixed toward white.

#9298a0

#a8acb3

#bec1c6

#d3d6d9

#e9eaec

Tones

Color #7c838d mixed toward gray.

#7e838c

#7f848a

#808489

#828487

#838486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

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

#7f7f8b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#7f7e8a · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#7c8988 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c838d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c838d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c838d (#7c838d) is rgb(124, 131, 141) in RGB.

No, #7c838d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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