#7e999d

Color #7e999d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#7e999d

RGB

rgb(126, 153, 157)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 13.7%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 19.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(61.35, -8.51, -5.24)

LCH

lch(61.35, 9.99, 211.62)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0309, 207.4)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 49.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d827e

Analogous

#7e9d92

#7e999d

#7e8a9d

Triadic

#7e999d

#9d7e99

#999d7e

Split-complementary

#7e999d

#9d7e8a

#9d927e

Tetradic

#7e999d

#827e9d

#9d827e

#999d7e

Square

#7e999d

#927e9d

#9d827e

#8a9d7e

Shades

Color #7e999d mixed toward black.

#668286

#51686b

#3d4e50

#293436

#141a1b

Tints

Color #7e999d mixed toward white.

#93aaad

#a9bbbe

#beccce

#d4ddde

#e9eeef

Tones

Color #7e999d mixed toward gray.

#81979a

#839598

#869395

#889193

#8b8f90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9c · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#89879c · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#809b9b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7e999d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7e999d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#7e999d (#7e999d) is rgb(126, 153, 157) in RGB.

No, #7e999d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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