#7c959e

Color #7c959e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7c959e

RGB

rgb(124, 149, 158)

HSL

hsl(195.9, 14.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.9, 21.5%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 5.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(60.11, -6.73, -7.66)

LCH

lch(60.11, 10.2, 228.7)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0313, 221.63)

HWB

hwb(195.9, 48.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e857c

Analogous

#7c9e96

#7c959e

#7c849e

Triadic

#7c959e

#9e7c95

#959e7c

Split-complementary

#7c959e

#9e7c84

#9e967c

Tetradic

#7c959e

#857c9e

#9e857c

#959e7c

Square

#7c959e

#967c9e

#9e857c

#849e7c

Shades

Color #7c959e mixed toward black.

#647e87

#50656c

#3c4b51

#283236

#14191b

Tints

Color #7c959e mixed toward white.

#92a7ae

#a8b8be

#becace

#d3dcdf

#e9edef

Tones

Color #7c959e mixed toward gray.

#7f949b

#829298

#859196

#879093

#8a8e90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889c · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#86849b · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#7d9a9a · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7c959e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7c959e]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#7c959e (#7c959e) is rgb(124, 149, 158) in RGB.

No, #7c959e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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