#7e8799

Color #7e8799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7e8799

RGB

rgb(126, 135, 153)

HSL

hsl(220, 11.7%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 17.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(56.15, 0.66, -10.7)

LCH

lch(56.15, 10.72, 273.53)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0291, 264.29)

HWB

hwb(220, 49.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99907e

Analogous

#7e9499

#7e8799

#827e99

Triadic

#7e8799

#997e87

#87997e

Split-complementary

#7e8799

#99827e

#94997e

Tetradic

#7e8799

#907e99

#99907e

#87997e

Square

#7e8799

#997e94

#99907e

#7e9982

Shades

Color #7e8799 mixed toward black.

#677082

#525968

#3e434e

#292d34

#15161a

Tints

Color #7e8799 mixed toward white.

#939baa

#a9afbb

#bec3cc

#d4d7dd

#e9ebee

Tones

Color #7e8799 mixed toward gray.

#808897

#828894

#858992

#878a90

#898b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828295 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#818194 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#7e9291 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7e8799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e8799]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#7e8799 (#7e8799) is rgb(126, 135, 153) in RGB.

No, #7e8799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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