#7f8a8e

Color #7f8a8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8a8e

RGB

rgb(127, 138, 142)

HSL

hsl(196, 6.2%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196, 10.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.72, -3.15, -3.51)

LCH

lch(56.72, 4.72, 228.09)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0142, 221.3)

HWB

hwb(196, 49.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e837f

Analogous

#7f8e8a

#7f8a8e

#7f828e

Triadic

#7f8a8e

#8e7f8a

#8a8e7f

Split-complementary

#7f8a8e

#8e7f82

#8e8a7f

Tetradic

#7f8a8e

#837f8e

#8e837f

#8a8e7f

Square

#7f8a8e

#8a7f8e

#8e837f

#828e7f

Shades

Color #7f8a8e mixed toward black.

#697377

#545c5f

#3f4547

#2a2e30

#151718

Tints

Color #7f8a8e mixed toward white.

#949da1

#aab1b4

#bfc4c6

#d4d8d9

#eaebec

Tones

Color #7f8a8e mixed toward gray.

#80898d

#81898b

#83888a

#848889

#858788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848d · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#83828d · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#808c8c · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8a8e]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#7f8a8e (#7f8a8e) is rgb(127, 138, 142) in RGB.

No, #7f8a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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