#7f8c8c

Color #7f8c8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7f8c8c

RGB

rgb(127, 140, 140)

HSL

hsl(180, 5.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.23, -4.7, -1.61)

LCH

lch(57.23, 4.97, 198.91)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0152, 196.88)

HWB

hwb(180, 49.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c7f7f

Analogous

#7f8c86

#7f8c8c

#7f868c

Triadic

#7f8c8c

#8c7f8c

#8c8c7f

Split-complementary

#7f8c8c

#8c7f86

#8c867f

Tetradic

#7f8c8c

#7f7f8c

#8c7f7f

#8c8c7f

Square

#7f8c8c

#867f8c

#8c7f7f

#868c7f

Shades

Color #7f8c8c mixed toward black.

#697575

#545e5e

#3f4646

#2a2f2f

#151717

Tints

Color #7f8c8c mixed toward white.

#949f9f

#aab2b2

#bfc6c6

#d4d9d9

#eaecec

Tones

Color #7f8c8c mixed toward gray.

#808b8b

#818a8a

#828989

#838888

#858787

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858c · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#84838c · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#808c8c · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #7f8c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7f8c8c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#7f8c8c (#7f8c8c) is rgb(127, 140, 140) in RGB.

No, #7f8c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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