#7c8f8e

Color #7c8f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#7c8f8e

RGB

rgb(124, 143, 142)

HSL

hsl(176.8, 7.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.8, 13.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 0%, 0.7%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(57.93, -6.99, -1.77)

LCH

lch(57.93, 7.21, 194.21)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0218, 192.7)

HWB

hwb(176.8, 48.6%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f7c7d

Analogous

#7c8f85

#7c8f8e

#7c878f

Triadic

#7c8f8e

#8e7c8f

#8f8e7c

Split-complementary

#7c8f8e

#8f7c87

#8f857c

Tetradic

#7c8f8e

#7c7d8f

#8f7c7d

#8f8e7c

Square

#7c8f8e

#857c8f

#8f7c7d

#878f7c

Shades

Color #7c8f8e mixed toward black.

#677877

#52605f

#3e4847

#293030

#151818

Tints

Color #7c8f8e mixed toward white.

#92a2a1

#a8b4b4

#bec7c7

#d3dad9

#e9ecec

Tones

Color #7c8f8e mixed toward gray.

#7e8e8d

#7f8c8b

#818a8a

#828988

#848787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858e · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#84828e · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#7d8e8e · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7c8f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c8f8e]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#7c8f8e (#7c8f8e) is rgb(124, 143, 142) in RGB.

No, #7c8f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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