#7e838c

Color #7e838c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#7e838c

RGB

rgb(126, 131, 140)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 5.7%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 10%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(54.62, 0.04, -5.47)

LCH

lch(54.62, 5.47, 270.42)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0148, 262.25)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 49.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c877e

Analogous

#7e8a8c

#7e838c

#807e8c

Triadic

#7e838c

#8c7e83

#838c7e

Split-complementary

#7e838c

#8c807e

#8a8c7e

Tetradic

#7e838c

#877e8c

#8c877e

#838c7e

Square

#7e838c

#8c7e8a

#8c877e

#7e8c80

Shades

Color #7e838c mixed toward black.

#696d75

#54575e

#3f4146

#2a2c2f

#151617

Tints

Color #7e838c mixed toward white.

#94989f

#a9acb2

#bfc1c6

#d4d6d9

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #7e838c mixed toward gray.

#7f838b

#80848a

#828489

#838487

#848586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80808a · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#808089 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#7e8888 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e838c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e838c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e838c (#7e838c) is rgb(126, 131, 140) in RGB.

No, #7e838c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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