#7e757d

Color #7e757d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#7e757d

RGB

rgb(126, 117, 125)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 3.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 7.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 0.8%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(50.26, 5.02, -3.14)

LCH

lch(50.26, 5.92, 327.97)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0163, 329.34)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 45.9%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757e76

Analogous

#7a757e

#7e757d

#7e7578

Triadic

#7e757d

#7d7e75

#757d7e

Split-complementary

#7e757d

#787e75

#757e7a

Tetradic

#7e757d

#7e7675

#757e76

#757d7e

Square

#7e757d

#7e7a75

#757e76

#75787e

Shades

Color #7e757d mixed toward black.

#696168

#544e53

#3f3a3e

#2a272a

#151315

Tints

Color #7e757d mixed toward white.

#948c93

#a9a3a8

#bfbabe

#d4d1d4

#eae8e9

Tones

Color #7e757d mixed toward gray.

#7d767c

#7c767c

#7c777b

#7b787b

#7a797a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a7b · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#7e7a79 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e757d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e757d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#7e757d (#7e757d) is rgb(126, 117, 125) in RGB.

No, #7e757d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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