#7c8397

Color #7c8397

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8397

RGB

rgb(124, 131, 151)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 11.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 17.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(54.82, 1.82, -11.57)

LCH

lch(54.82, 11.71, 278.94)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0314, 270.18)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 48.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97907c

Analogous

#7c9097

#7c8397

#827c97

Triadic

#7c8397

#977c83

#83977c

Split-complementary

#7c8397

#97827c

#90977c

Tetradic

#7c8397

#907c97

#97907c

#83977c

Square

#7c8397

#977c90

#97907c

#7c9782

Shades

Color #7c8397 mixed toward black.

#656c80

#515766

#3d414d

#292b33

#14161a

Tints

Color #7c8397 mixed toward white.

#9298a8

#a8acba

#bdc1cb

#d3d6dc

#e9eaee

Tones

Color #7c8397 mixed toward gray.

#7e8495

#808592

#838690

#85878e

#87888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f92 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#7f7e91 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#7c8f8e · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8397;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8397]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7c8397 (#7c8397) is rgb(124, 131, 151) in RGB.

No, #7c8397 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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