#7e899b

Color #7e899b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7e899b

RGB

rgb(126, 137, 155)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 12.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 18.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(56.78, -0.02, -10.92)

LCH

lch(56.78, 10.92, 269.9)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.03, 260.22)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 49.4%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b907e

Analogous

#7e989b

#7e899b

#817e9b

Triadic

#7e899b

#9b7e89

#899b7e

Split-complementary

#7e899b

#9b817e

#989b7e

Tetradic

#7e899b

#907e9b

#9b907e

#899b7e

Square

#7e899b

#9b7e98

#9b907e

#7e9b81

Shades

Color #7e899b mixed toward black.

#667284

#525b6a

#3d444f

#292d35

#14171a

Tints

Color #7e899b mixed toward white.

#939dac

#a9b0bc

#bec4cd

#d4d8de

#e9ebee

Tones

Color #7e899b mixed toward gray.

#808a99

#838a96

#858b94

#888b91

#8a8c8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838397 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#828196 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#7f9493 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e899b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e899b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#7e899b (#7e899b) is rgb(126, 137, 155) in RGB.

No, #7e899b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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