#7c8898

Color #7c8898

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 1.84 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8898

RGB

rgb(124, 136, 152)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 12%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 18.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 10.5%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(56.25, -0.82, -10)

LCH

lch(56.25, 10.03, 265.31)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.028, 255.72)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 48.6%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988c7c

Analogous

#7c9698

#7c8898

#7e7c98

Triadic

#7c8898

#987c88

#88987c

Split-complementary

#7c8898

#987e7c

#96987c

Tetradic

#7c8898

#8c7c98

#988c7c

#88987c

Square

#7c8898

#987c96

#988c7c

#7c987e

Shades

Color #7c8898 mixed toward black.

#657181

#515a67

#3d444d

#282d34

#14171a

Tints

Color #7c8898 mixed toward white.

#929ca9

#a8b0ba

#bdc3cc

#d3d7dd

#e9ebee

Tones

Color #7c8898 mixed toward gray.

#7e8896

#818993

#838991

#85898f

#888a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818194 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#818093 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#7d9191 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8898;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8898]

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

#7c8898 (#7c8898) is rgb(124, 136, 152) in RGB.

No, #7c8898 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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